Shakira Gets Candid About Life After Split From Gerard Piqué & Being A Single Mom

Shakira is getting candid about life after divorce and being a single mom to her two boys. The music icon, 47, stopped by Apple Music 1 to chat with Zane Lowe in a new interview released on March 20, and she opened up about her new album while also sharing what it's like working hard while taking care of her sons, Milan, 11, and Sasha, 9. Shakira shed some light on the relationship she shares with her boys since her split from their dad, Gerard Piqué, and what it was like to feature them on her new album! The "Hips Don't Lie" songstress also revealed the apple doesn't fall from the tree in her family, as she revealed her eldest son Milan is really into creating music! Shakira and the soccer star, 37, confirmed their separation in June 2022 after 11 years together, and the pop star has been very open about the difficulties she’s faced since their breakup, but she told Zane how she’s making the most out of this challenging time in her life.
0:00 - Life As a Single Mother
0:35 - Shakira's Apple Music Interview
1:46 - Balancing Work & Family
2:15 - Shakira as a Mom
5:00 - Shakira's Kids Making Music
6:39 - Making the Best Out of Her Divorce
7:38 - Is Shakira Open to New Love?
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[@yomeini]

I love how she’s not afraid to show her vulnerability, maybe that single thing is her strength ❤

[@desireelachante1284]

She didn´t loose anything, he is for the streets .... she is an intelligent, beautiful and talented woman, she will find someone at her level!

[@giovanahc]

Yes to that 👏🏽 ❤

[@ira_herself997]

He's not graceful enough to match her. I am so glad her kids look like her, not him.

[@desireelachante1284]

@@ira_herself997 Lol, I men he is not bad, but he is defo not as smart as her!

[@riobrasilsambashowssambist1453]

*Lose* anything Loose is an adjective like when your hair is down, loose hair vs updo

[@Futuristbillpicone]

With 2 kids yeah ok

[@Alannak1991]

She is so beautiful inside and out. His loss 100%

[@lovinglife95]

What Shakira says about friendship is so true!

[@baileeautumn927]

What the time stamp

[@helenannleeshung9028]

You got this Shakira ❤⭐️❤️‍🔥

[@vanessaaguilar-griffith1349]

Her outfit is gorgeous & I admire her strength 🩷

[@paleo704]

Lol😂

[@iadiramorales68]

You know, it’s crazy in the beginning, but the PEACE you feel after the storm ⛈️ it all balances out. You just have to keep moving ❤ plus it makes you stronger, and its a time of reflection, and it teaches you lessons, pain also has lessons, the best one is knowing what you deserve, and to love yourself, and work on your healing process. That space will transform you if you give yourself that space ❤❤❤ wish her much happiness, and peace!!

[@JuliaSochnikova]

It's been 4 years for me since my husband left. I am raising two kids alone. It does not get better or easier-the pain is still here and the loneliness of not having your husband supporting you, not having a partner to raise the kids with-it never gets easy, it's very painful and lonely. And even if you get into a new relationship, it's not the same-because the new guy is not the father of your kids

[@yogajedi3337]

@@JuliaSochnikova Don´t understand new guy(fertile) can accept and raise other guys responsibility.

[@user-oo7uq5wi7e]

Shakira is my favourite female artist she's so talented . She's doing great as a single mum. She's wise and honest about life.❤

[@mayramoncadamayram2786]

She is so delightful to see and listen Skaki is one of a kind ❤

[@cndns2]

Having gone through my own personal catharsis of a separation, Shakira's insight is right on point.

[@maninblack9271]

that's what friends are for. make sure we surround ourselves with true friends.

[@erikac6329]

Loved this interview 🙌 😊shes so strong and beautiful ❤loved all she said and so true!

[@ankahbello1327]

She is just so wonderful 😊

[@Jam-qf1ji]

I hope that Shakira will find her way back to her old strength. And there will be a concert on a world tour with a stopover in Cologne.

[@normasilvestre5459]

Great interview, one of my favorite artists. ❤

[@rookspakiri7840]

Love from South Africa Shakira.

[@soufimostafavikashani8557]

Shakira is my favourite celebrity...she seems to be genuine and very very smart and she has integrity for real!

[@romeliapc4175]

I think it's a process of healing yourself for sure. Cheating is breaking a bond of trust and it doesn't ever truly heal but it rather closes itself up on the person. You forgive what happened without blaming yourself for it. It's the beauty found in time. She has never been alone without being coupled because she felt she needed that. So now it's time for her to learn the deeper value of friendship, she is entering a new chapter in her life. Friendships can come in different shapes and places, even in the form of a new partner down the line. I feel like we've seen it lately, a lot of women who were coupled for a while had to break things up for reasons known or unknown to the public eye, but they found themselves and a person that truly appreciated them soon after. I hope she gets to know herself better and finds her own confidence as an individual again first. We missed her self expression through music so much and I'm sure she missed it as well. Te amamos Shak! ❤

[@angelaramabulana3439]

So much love from South Africa, you will always have our love

[@helenjoanna49]

The difference in Shakira and how candid she is compared to J Lo's BS. Shakira has so much more self awareness. Long reign La Reina Shaki 👑 ❤❤

[@Lovelinessoverload]

Shakira is a normal person..jlo is attention, drama think she is a diva

[@immealldayeveryday9425]

Crazy that you say this when JLO and Shakira are friends

[@helenjoanna49]

​@@immealldayeveryday9425friends? They are nothing like each other. It's very well known that J Lo doesn't have any friends in the business. She hasn't done herself any favours over the years also, by dissing everyone...thinking she's so much better than everyone else, yet not even being equal to them in talent and popularity.

[@thedustyhead]

There is no reason to be hating on J. Lo in these comments . That's one thing Shakira would never do .

[@immealldayeveryday9425]

@@helenjoanna49 yes they are do some research instead on just reading fake gossip, and how in the world did JLO even get mentioned here, y’all so damn miserable is pathetic

[@saphiranahabwe4527]

I don't think anyone ever truly heals from being cheated on.

[@JacintaParraga]

Totally agree and no need for it! It hurts so much! I don’t care what anyone says.

[@basicallyno1722]

Same - and having that girl up in your house, in your fridge, in your bed?! Agh! Violation of trust and space!

[@IlianaGuadalupe]

Correct, it leaves you a horrible wound that even if it closes, the scar pains you during different weahters.

[@vcada4756]

@@basicallyno1722 and being Shakira

[@basicallyno1722]

@@vcada4756 😅 yes and being Shakira

[@pennytrue2741]

The issue is… Pique left his last girlfriend for her, then he did the same to her. If he does it to the last girl, he will most definitely do it to you. I’ve seen it time and time again.

[@MariaMaria-nh3to]

it's different, don't you think? having a girlfriend and left her, and havin a wife, who you live 10 years with, have 2 children and humiliate his kid's mother like this? i can understand that passion is a thing that can disappear in some point, but he could've did this in other way, ask for a divorce before he cheated on her wife.

[@JuliaSochnikova]

she was not his wife=they were not married @@MariaMaria-nh3to

[@lilyhernandez8677]

Wow I didn’t know that

[@pennytrue2741]

@@MariaMaria-nh3to it’s not different just because the relationship lasted longer. IMO men who overlap relationships like this have issues and tend to repeat the same Behavior even if they get tamed for sometime and maybe he never was and she just found out, who knows. I know a married man who harasses me despite being married. He started dating her ten years ago. Time makes no difference to men with bad patterns. I actually recently followed a criminal case of a man where he started dating his ex wife right after he divorced his last and even before the divorce proceedings were complete. Then despite having four children. And being married to years for her he then started having an affair. Same story - just way worse outcome. I have seen it over and over and over again. Healthy men fully end previous relationships and frankly if a new woman catches his eye so quickly that he dumps his then girlfriend, don’t you think eventually another woman will also catch his eye? And whether or men or society want to follow what should be done is a diff story but most people should take a break after every relationship and work on themselves and assess what went wrong in their last one before moving onto someone else or you continue the same patterns over and over again. That said very few men in particular do this.

[@SE-hh4vx]

It's the same for this type of people.A cheater is and will be always ​a cheater. What goes around comes around@@MariaMaria-nh3to

[@donatellabartolo]

One she never was married bless you Shakira your strong woman ❤❤

[@gossipgurrl2210]

I will always love Shakira it’s not her being trending it’s just her as a person she’s always so cool nice and down to earth. I wish her the best and also no more Botox your beautiful as is shakira shakira

[@JacintaParraga]

Proud of you Shakira!

[@joanofarcxxi]

It's refreshing when someone with her celebrity status is so authentic and down to earth. And I agree with her: friendship is more important. Romantic love is elusive and deceiving.

[@shubinshrihan]

I really love your taste and style always so chic. 👌My faves would be the #kkuwan leather backpack and the Swarovski pave diamond ring so gorg. 💓Thank you for your recommendations.

[@globalcitizenn]

It must’ve been so painful to have everything shattered like that.. music is really therapeutic

[@Indra_isset]

Where can I watch the whole interview?

[@user-db8kq8te5z]

Virtual hug! I am with you and agree. I will not find love again as the last 10+ years was my story. Been there done that… would have preferred to had salvaged the friendship verse going forward with the relationship. To be honest it was both the most beautiful and at times the less fortunate. But isn’t everything… but my path forward is to surrender to friendship and loving myself ❤️

[@Shystink757]

Love you 😊😊

[@evelina733]

She is so sweet and genuine and adorable and I hope they all recover from this and morph into their best selves yet! ❤️❤️

[@jessica386m]

I’m sure she will find love again, and it will be better than her ex’s love

[@brianj3663]

Honestly, she's got 2 cute boys who will be able to satisfy all her needs in a few years..

[@danidiaz2377]

It sucks women still sacrifice so much for men and they ditch their family in a heart beat no matter how great the woman they’re with it’s pointless women need to stop having kids cause they just get exploited by their partner and most men stil don’t even help with the kids or contribute much to the family anyhow

[@JacintaParraga]

This jackass see the boys whenever he feels like 🤢

[@darthvader3910]

You think that's exclusive to women or that it happens to both men and women

[@JacintaParraga]

@@darthvader3910 I think this happens to both men and women

[@Micsq4lv]

Primarily women, by a vast majority.

[@centigradz2centigradz289]

So true. Women sacrifice their bodies and their energy while the men are deadbeat dads. That's why I refused to get married. I almost got married once and found out the dude was also talking to other women just before the wedding. How do you still marry someone when you are having multiple affairs with other people. After asking him for the hundredth time he confessed that he was scouting around for the best option. At least he was honest before the wedding.

[@cherryonasundae]

Her ex is trash 🗑🗑🗑 Sadly I find a lot of women are like that, they put their partners before their friends and then realize later that they still need their friends because their partner doesn’t last

[@Unknown-iu3rw]

The host body language: “yea m ready if you are ready”

[@AndreaVLopez87]

Right there with ya girl!❤

[@j.eng5625]

This candid interview is inspiring

[@penciloviernyambu5163]

Friendship last longer than love,wow i think i needed to hear this

[@yellowcricket8597]

You need your sleep, Shakira. You need your health. The boys need you.

[@sherrypatanker8200]

Keep strong top lady❤

[@carolii4834]

Her english is very good

[@roboravitz5572]

I'm dealing with the same situation but flipside as a male so indulging with friends and my music and teaching myself more string instruments

[@roboravitz5572]

Im hoping for Shakira to come to Orlando.Fl

[@riase]

Well she has nannies, cooks, cleaners, and assistants. It will not be as intense for her as for a regular single mum.

[@pennytrue2741]

Yes but she also has to travel halfway across the world for things and go through a public breakup etc. but in general yes most other single moms probably have it harderZ

[@maricelaochoa9684]

Love Shakira! Truly a global icon. ❣

[@juliarodriguez6000]

Indeed she's healing maybe not totally but you can see that she's starting to calm down and she's getting pretty again.😍😍🥰

[@arnetrahughes2277]

Smart woman

[@irenebrito913]

Always tell the truth to your child true!And try to ttell the truth with no hate, anger , frustration words toward the father or mother in front of your chidren I have learn that going throught a messy divorce myself...kids never have to pay for adult issues ! Not always easy but later in the future children will respect you more and won't resent you ! The best decision you take for the safety of your children.

[@thesoulbride5032]

She wasn’t even married, and the narrator is saying she got divorced LOL! These people can’t even get their information correct!

[@abhiruchimasurkar7831]

So true

[@consuelomartinez535]

WONDERFUL WOMAN

[@user-dc9gd5zq7f]

Luv you beautiful ❤❤❤❤

[@gw2315]

💯💯💯

[@redd8531]

They were never married just boyfriend and girlfriend and parents for 12 years.

[@ejohnson3131]

Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length. -Robert Frost You may not be happy every single moment of your life, but learn to relish those moments filled with joy. You can’t rely on a man or a woman to make you happy for the rest of your life. Happiness comes from within you.

[@maribelsandoval4405]

La reina Shakira!!! 💓💓💓

[@dakine4238]

I love Shakira I hope she meets a loving and caring partner that values her.

[@TheCabIsHeresOhYeah]

Divorce? They were never married.

[@MzAqua]

Exactly 😂 she didn’t want to get married

[@nancygs4555]

@@MzAquashe’s smart, imagine how much she’d be paying in alimony now.

[@marialanderos6876]

I lover her thinking

[@saaay5659]

Shakira wasn't married in the first place to get divorced.

[@candy-sj]

She's strong

[@rosievaldez9184]

Divorce ? I didn’t think she was married .

[@vcada4756]

She was not

[@millamaya]

True.

[@yencymartinez4138]

I like that she’s been honest about how she feels which is hard when society is so, so, so used to not listening and emphasizing but instead so quick to tell people that they shouldn’t feel this way or that way and even before you start healing they want you to fake it until you make it. No more of that please, we need to be more empathetic and mature mentally and emotionally to the point of listening and not saying anything if it’s not going to help.

[@LuizRogerio-tj3by]

❤

[@Cantetinza17]

Yeah. My former husband and I started as friends and are still friends even though we're not together.

[@ifeyinwaogbonna-nwaogu5718]

I love you shakira

[@666oddess]

Wait 47 where

[@chrisel4349]

This is not a rule, but it just seems as if you’re setting yourself up for failure if you as a woman choose a male partner who is ten years younger than you. While going through menopause, you’ve got a man beside you who’s nowhere near slowing down. He’s still gross, but we do choose our partners. You have to consider all the factors.

[@SE-hh4vx]

I think she set herself up for failure when they both cheated on their partner. He was young and a playboy. I think 23 is very young. They can have a 10 year age gap ,but maybe it would have worked better if he was 33 and she was 43. Same age gap ,but more maturity from him. Never trust a playboy and a cheater!he won't change. What goes around comes around!there are women who have a late menopause. Also many VIP are on hormonal therapy

[@irenemigliaccio]

​@@SE-hh4vxAgree completely

[@edwardramirez8589]

11 year old Millen? I thought it was Milan, like the city in Italy.

[@nataliewilkinson8347]

You will find it again.

[@Futuristbillpicone]

Now you a single mom!! Now you a single mom!! 🎶🎵

[@montagne5825]

i love shakira!!

[@RamenGirlASMR]

Queen 🇦🇷 ❤♥️ ❤🎶 ❤❤️ ❤💖 ❤😄 ❤❤

[@omarleon9732]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@alejandrar.855]

Is it me or she’s done something to her face?

[@javieraponte4308]

right??????

[@frizzzx]

looks like lip injections =\

[@namelesswreck6383]

she did something to her face or maybe it's a filter.

[@nnnu3265]

I don’t think she divorced they broke up they were never married

[@Lovelinessoverload]

Shakira is a normal person, great view on kids...

[@enidmercedad]

Divorce???? SHE WAS NEVER MARRIED DING DONG

[@user-ex7gq5xl7c]

The only 2 things that women own are there independence & there reputations that's the 2 things men can't take from us so it's good to maintain them both well

[@pennytrue2741]

Some will come for both of those things too. It’s called an abusive narc

[@kylepatrick319]

She is strong women, her career was in control because of her ex, now she now much earner than her ex.

[@nnnu3265]

I thought she wasn’t married to him?

[@stacyb-r6931]

Divorce? When was she married?

[@remywilson6041]

i see why you will never be and if you are i feel sorry for him . HATER

[@mheartshape6817]

i could never see a chemistry or that they suited each other...anyway, if she found love then that is fine and the jounrey is over.

[@valeriaVPV]

I am single mum as well making ends meet. it is much easier to be single mum when you have all those resources as she has.

[@camelliam.4235]

I feel so bad for rich people. Such a tough life.

[@yogajedi3337]

As in the past when the rich woman even hired breast feeders.

[@bernadettemedina9423]

Welcome to the club.

[@MariaSantiago-tj5xm]

Please don't start messing with your face..

[@skepticalmaiden]

She's been single before. Who are you talking about?

[@riase]

A clickbait. She doesn't talk about the split from Pique. Just some classic generic phrases.

[@virginiaaranda1326]

Live putting God first day by day everything be ok

[@ema-xl6rk]

How selfish is to leave your wife and kids?! First, they should be married because that paper mean something. Second, man must be a man and be there for his family .When man start to fill something for another girl, he must run and save his marriage and family. Once, my friend told me he is in love with me and we should stop seeing each other and we did . I' m sad because I lost my friend but happy because he is still with his wife and his children are growing with him.That's a man!

[@bruna8663]

They were never married

[@michaelasun7593]

True love ends up being friendship. She confuses narcissistic love with love. With Pique, obviously it was not love but narcissism.

[@willamdafoe9300]

You hit the nail on the head.

[@yogajedi3337]

Come on, she is too old for a still Alpha male, woman are lining up for him, Instead she should pick someone down the alpha scale and be more secure.

[@DavidJohnson-dc8lu]

A single mother is when the kids as no father, the kids know their father, spend time with their father, both has nannies and are surrounded in $millions.

[@culturalresponse2447]

She’s not a single mom, she’s a co-parent

[@kathrinekemzova8472]

She has full custody of her kids

[@wbl227]

I didn't know she was married with Pique????

[@annabanzon313]

I thought she had never married officially?

[@spencerlawrence8534]

As if they were married. They weren't husband and wife but boyfriend and girlfriend cohabiting

[@JoseLuisBarreto-mj2ip]

What happen to her face?

[@mahmetziad3607]

How on earth this woman is 47😮😮