Shakira has spoken out about making sacrifices in life and being loyal in her relationships following her split from Gerard Piqué.
The former couple confirmed the end of their 11-year relationship in June 2022, shortly after former FC Barcelona and Spain footballer Pique was accused of cheating on the singer.
However, singer Shakira, 47, who is now dating actor Lucien Laviscount, insists she still believes in love and is holding out hope of finding a romance like that of her parents, who have been together for 50 years, with the star describing monogamy as ‘uptopia’.
Shakira told Marie Claire: ‘I was in search for that man like my dad, who I’d have kids with and then make plans to be with forever – like my parents, who are still so in love.
‘I made many sacrifices for this. I was loyal. But sometimes things don’t go as planned. You move on.’
Shakira has spoken out about making sacrifices in life and being loyal in her relationships following her split from Gerard Piqué
The former couple confirmed the end of their 11-year relationship in June 2022, shortly after former FC Barcelona and Spain footballer Pique was accused of cheating on the singer (Shakira ad Gerard pictured in 2019)
Insisting she still believes in love, she added: ‘I cannot say that I don’t believe in love because I see the example of my parents after 50 years together; how they look into each other’s eyes and hold hands and can’t live apart from each other.
‘I’ve witnessed love, I just haven’t been that lucky myself. Monogamy is a utopia.’
Shakira and Piqué met in 2010 on the set of the songstress’ Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)’ music video.
They took their relationship public in May 2011 and welcomed son Milan in 2013 and Sasha in 2015.
The former couple confirmed the end of their 11-year relationship in June 2022, shortly after former FC Barcelona and Spain footballer Pique was accused of cheating on the singer.
In the wake of his split with the South American singer, Piqué began a romance with Clara Chia Marti.
In January last year video footage emerged which was said to have shown Gerard’s girlfriend in the footballer’s family home before his split from Shakira.
Shakira, who shares sons Milan, 11, and Sasha, nine, with Gerard, was reportedly left ‘devastated’ at the unearthed footage from August 2021, which was recorded 10 months before she announced she had split from her partner.
Shakira, 47, insists she still believes in love and is holding out hope of finding a romance like that of her parents, who have been together for 50 years
Shakira told Marie Claire : ‘I was in search for that man like my dad, who I’d have kids with and then make plans to be with forever – like my parents, who are still so in love’
She added: ‘I made many sacrifices for this. I was loyal. But sometimes things don’t go as planned. You move on.’
The star posed for a stunning shoot for Marie Claire magazine, wearing chic black outfits and an ice blue metallic sequinned ensemble
Gerard’s new girlfriend and co-worker Clara appeared to be in the background of a Zoom interview which was conducted from his family home in Barcelona, while Shakira was reportedly abroad with their two children.
The interview footage showed a woman resembling Clara stepping into the frame as Gerard spoke to US video live streaming service Twitch.
Speaking to Page Six, an insider claimed Gerard and Shakira were still living ‘happily together’ at the time.
The source said at the time that the singer was ‘devastated to learn that this woman clearly felt at home in the house they shared with their children. They were very much still together at that time.
‘It’s devastating for her to learn that this affair had been going on for a lot longer than she imagined.’
It was reported earlier this month Shakira is dating British actor Lucien Laviscount after falling for the Emily In Paris star while they were starring in her new music video – however her latest romance has sparked concern among her friends, who fear the actor is only in it for the fame.
Their intimate display in the video for Shakira’s song Punteria – which saw a topless Lucien, 31, caressing the Colombian singer’s cheek – sparked speculation that they may have struck up a romance.
Now, insiders have confirmed they are together, but are not ‘heavily involved,’ much to the relief of Shakira’s friends, who reportedly fear he will break her heart.’
Shakira and Piqué met in 2010 on the set of her ‘Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)’ video. They made their relationship public in May 2011 and welcomed son Milan in 2013 and Sasha in 2015 (Gerard and Shakira pictured in 2019)
The former couple share two sons, Milan, 11, and Sasha, nine
Shakira is desperate to fall in love – but her friends are concerned because Lucien has slowly crept his way up the celebrity ladder while dating women who were all less famous than Shakira,’ a source told MailOnline exclusively.
‘The women he has been with are all very different. Now he is seeing Shakira – and she wants love.
‘But her friends fear he just wants people to know his name and she provides that. They are seeing each other but are not heavily involved yet.’
They claimed that she is ‘not over her ex’ Gerard Piqué and that everyone around her ‘knows that Lucien is a rebound.’
‘She is dating someone who they fear is a player and she is going to get burned,’ they finished.
Shakira met the British-born star on the set of her video, in which he plays her love interest, back in February.
It emerged earlier this month that Shakira and Lucien Laviscount struck up a romance after meeting on the set of her music video for Punteria in February
But friends fear the Emily in Paris actor is only in it for fame
The pair got intimate on the set of Shakira’s video in which Lucien played her love interest, with scenes showing him topless after she shot him with an arrow
Shakira spoke to the current issue of Marie Claire magazine
The Hips Don’t Lie singer is seen wrapped in his arms, while another scene shows a topless Lucien sprawled across her lap with nothing but a loin cloth covering his modesty as she dabs blood from his chest after shooting him with an arrow.
Days after the video dropped, the pair were pictured enjoying dinner at Italian restaurant Carbone in New York City.
Shakira was dressed in a black corset and a leather jacket while Lucien complemented her in all black.
Prior to the Columbian beauty, Lucien was linked to former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona.
Lucien met Kerry in 2011 when he was 19 and she was 31 on Celebrity Big Brother. They were filmed kissing and cuddling on the show and were linked after leaving the house.
Kerry recently addressed reports she dated Lucien, telling OK! magazine: ‘Lucien was very charming when I met him in the Celebrity Big Brother house and we had a good time, but he was never officially my boyfriend…’
He was also linked to Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson in November 2021 when they were pictured kissing in the back of a rickshaw in London.
