{"id":409787,"date":"2026-06-04T11:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T11:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/?p=409787"},"modified":"2026-06-04T11:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T11:30:09","slug":"shakira-details-heartbreak-after-ex-gerard-piques-alleged-affair-life-is-a-bitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/shakira-details-heartbreak-after-ex-gerard-piques-alleged-affair-life-is-a-bitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Shakira details heartbreak after ex Gerard Piqu\u00e9\u2019s alleged affair: \u2018Life is a bitch\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Shakira, Shakira, is opening up about the heartbreak she experienced after her ex\u00a0Gerard Piqu\u00e9\u2019s alleged affair in late 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI always thought that I was more fragile or weaker than what life proved me to be,\u201d the\u00a0artist told People\u00a0in an interview published Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The end of Shakira\u2019s 11-year relationship in 2022\u00a0inspired the track \u201cShakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53\u2033 one year later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The song \u2014 which detailed the retired soccer player\u2019s alleged infidelity \u2014 became the Grammy winner\u2019s first Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in over a decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shakira (pictured here in 2025) got candid about the heartbreak she experienced following her ex Gerard Piqu\u00e9\u2019s alleged affair in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The end of the artist (pictured here with her ex in 2024) and the soccer player\u2019s 11-year relationship inspired her 2023 song \u201cShakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was just pure catharsis. I really needed to write about what I was going through and not have any censor,\u201d Shakira mused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the \u201cHips Don\u2019t Lie\u201d crooner put it, songwriting is \u201clike going to a shrink, only cheaper.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shakira \u2014 who shares sons, Milan, 13, and Sasha, 11, with Piqu\u00e9 \u2014 recalled leaning on pals and family after the alleged indiscretion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLife is a bitch, but it\u2019s so worth living because friends are there for you,\u201d she said about going through heartbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shakira (pictured here in 2019 with Piqu\u00e9) called the process \u201cpure catharsis,\u201d adding that she \u201creally needed to write about what I was going through and not have any censor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The \u201cHips Don\u2019t Lie\u201d hitmaker (pictured here in 2019 with her ex) said songwriting is \u201clike going to a shrink, only cheaper.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shakira added that you have to have gratitude for the lessons in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven for the people that leave you with scars,\u201d she stated, \u201cbecause they just make us better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After separating from the athlete, the mom of two moved forward for her sons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen your world collapses, you have to get up and pay the bills and still prepare breakfast and take your kids to school. Life needs to go on,\u201d Shakira\u00a0elaborated to People, adding that \u201cmotherhood makes you strong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe moment I became a mother, I saw life through a different perspective, and my kids are not only the best thing that happened to me, but I\u2019ve learned so much from them every day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Grammy winner said she had to be strong for her and Piqu\u00e9\u2019s sons, Milan, 13, and Sasha, 11, (pictured here together in 2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe moment I became a mother, I saw life through a different perspective, and my kids are not only the best thing that happened to me, but I\u2019ve learned so much from them every day,\u201d the pop star (pictured here with her sons in 2025) gushed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite being previously linked to\u00a0Miami Heat player Jimmy Butler\u00a0and\u00a0Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton, Shakira is happy with the two\u00a0current<\/em>\u00a0boys she has in her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m just thinking of raising my kids. I don\u2019t see that for now,\u201d Shakira admitted about a future relationship. \u201cMaybe when they\u2019re older.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trio has\u00a0since relocated from Spain to Miami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Columbian star first met the soccer player on the set of her music video for \u201cWaka Waka (This Time for Africa),\u201d which was the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The songstress (pictured here with the retired footballer in 2019) first met her ex on the set of her music video for \u201cWaka Waka (This Time for Africa).\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 2022, the pair (pictured here in 2013) announced they had split.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2022,\u00a0Shakira and Piqu\u00e9\u00a0announced their separation to the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe regret to confirm that we are separating,\u201d the pair said in a statement released by the pop star\u2019s rep at the time. \u201cFor the well-being of our children, who are our highest priority, we ask that you respect our privacy. Thank you for your understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Months later, Shakira\u00a0revealed just how difficult the breakup was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 2023 rumors surfaced that Shakira (pictured here with her ex in 2014) was devastated over his alleged affair with now-girlfriend Clara Chia Marti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shakira (pictured here with her ex in 2014) has since relocated to Miami with her sons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard to talk about it, especially because I\u2019m still going through it, and because I\u2019m in the public eye and because our separation is not like a regular separation,\u201d she told Elle in September 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023, reports surfaced that the \u201cWhenever, Wherever\u201d songstress\u00a0was \u201cdevastated\u201d to find out her husband had allegedly been unfaithful\u00a0with his now-girlfriend Clara Chia Marti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time, rumors swirled that Shakira allegedly discovered her ex was cheating when she\u00a0realized her favorite jam was disappearing\u00a0from their fridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, she has since discredited that rumor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Shakira, Shakira, is opening up about the heartbreak she experienced after her ex\u00a0Gerard Piqu\u00e9\u2019s alleged affair in late 2021. \u201cI always thought that I was more fragile or weaker than what life proved me to be,\u201d the\u00a0artist told People\u00a0in an interview published Wednesday. The end of Shakira\u2019s 11-year relationship in 2022\u00a0inspired the track \u201cShakira: Bzrp […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-409787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-whmx"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409787"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":409798,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409787\/revisions\/409798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}