Shakira It never ceases to surprise us. If it is not for his songs, it is for his loves, although now his heart is calm. And after a few turbulent years after her high-profile separation from Gerard Piqué, the singer from Barranquilla is at her best. Definitely, 2024 has been an excellent year for her, at all levels. On a professional level, she has been full of projects and is already preparing a world tour for 2025 and on a personal level, she is serene. He lives in Miami with his children, Milan and sasha, for almost two years, dedicated to her music and the rest of her family, who also keeps her close.
To achieve this state, the Colombian has gone through a tough period of personal reconstruction following her separation from Piqué, after 11 years of relationship and two children together. That breakup left her devastated and it took her time to get back together. “She had just been hit by a wave of heartbreak and loss, the most intense pain she had ever experienced. “The suffering I felt was probably the worst that I have experienced in my entire life, and sometimes it prevented me from functioning,” Shakira recently confessed in an interview with the magazine Rolling Stone. Then, he admitted that “I felt like someone had made a hole in my chest. And the sensation was so real, it was almost physical. I physically felt like I had a hole in my chest and that people could see right through me.”
How did you manage to overcome that emotional bump? With the music, from there, the songs of Bzrp Music Session #53, Congratulations either Monotony. And, of course, with the unconditional support of his family and friends as carlos Vives or Juan Luis Guerra. But she remembers someone very special, who was incredibly good to her during those days: Chris Martin. In fact, Shakira confesses how the Coldplay singer worried about her at that moment: “He was by my side when I broke up and I felt heartbroken.” She also remembers his unconditional support and reveals: “He contacted me every day to see how I was doing, “He sent me words of support, strength and wisdom.”. For this reason, he only has kind words for him: “I see him as a person who sees life from a different perspective, who is sensitive to the needs of others and very empathetic, very empathetic.”
The Colombian even admits that, on one occasion, Martin sent her a photo of a broken vase glued with gold: “Kintsugi: you are going to be much stronger when this is over,” the singer told her, referring to an ancient style of art. Japanese from which he often draws inspiration.
A decade of friendship
And it is that The friendship between Martin and Shakira goes back years. They met during the sixth edition of The Voice (2014), where she served as a coach and the English as a guest coach. From that moment on, there was a magnificent harmony between them, so much so that they have even shared the stage.
In fact, they were the main protagonists of the Global Citizen Festival 2017which was held in Hamburg, Germany, on the eve of the G20 summit that summer.
Lewis Hamilton or Tom Cruise, among his new ‘friends’
Chris Martin He shares with Shakira something more than music. It is also separated from the actress Gwyneth Paltrowwith whom he broke off his relationship in 2014 after eleven years together and two children together, Apple and Moses. But unlike Shakira, she has rebuilt her love life with Dakota Johnson whose relationship could be going through a slump.
For her part, Shakira has not had a stable partner since her separation from Piqué. He has been linked to various well-known men, among them, NBA star Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat. She likes basketball and often sees her with her children at a game.
It has also been linked to the actor Tom Cruise, with which she was seen during the Formula 1 Florida GP. However, it has been her friendship with the Formula 1 driver, Lewis Hamilton about which there has been the most speculation, especially as a result of sharing dinner in Barcelona or a boat trip in Miami.