Shakira Opens Up About Being ‘Loyal’ In Her Relationships Following Gerard Piqué Split

Shakira is speaking out about making sacrifices in life these days and discussing her relationships following her recent split from Gerard Piqué.

The former couple confirmed the end of their 11-year-relationship back in June 2022 shortly after the Barcelona and Spain football player was accused of cheating.

Shakira, 47, has been dating Lucien Laviscount as of late that she still believes in love and will hold out hope of finding romance like those of her parents.

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.

LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 18: Singer Shakira (R) and soccer player Gerard Pique attend the 2014 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 18, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

‘I made many sacrifices for this. I was loyal. But sometimes things don’t go as planned. You move on.’

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.’

TOPSHOT – Colombian singer Shakira (C) leaves the High Court of Justice of Catalonia after attending her trial on tax fraud, in Barcelona on November 20, 2023. Colombian superstar Shakira has reached a deal with prosecutors to end her trial for allegedly defrauding the Spanish state of 14.5 million euros ($15.7 million) on income earned between 2012 and 2014, a Barcelona court said. Under the deal, the 46-year-old agreed to receive a three-year suspended sentence in exchange for paying millions of euros in fines, the head of the court said on what would have been the first day of her trial. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP) (Photo by JOSEP LAGO/AFP via Getty Images)

Shakira and Piqué met in 2010 on the set of the songstress’ Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)’ music video.

The two took their relationship public in May 2011 and welcomed son Milan in 2013 and Sasha in 2015.

Colombian singer Shakira (2nd-L) arrives with her lawyer Pau Molins (L) at the High Court of Justice of Catalonia for her trial on tax fraud, in Barcelona on November 20, 2023. Colombian superstar Shakira goes on trial in Barcelona today in a tax fraud case, with Spanish prosecutors seeking a jail term of over eight years for the Grammy-winning singer. They accuse the 46-year-old of defrauding the Spanish state of 14.5 million euros ($15.7 million) on income earned between 2012 and 2014, charges denied by the singer who says she only moved to Spain full time in 2015. (Photo by Pau BARRENA / AFP) (Photo by PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images)

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 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, Gerard Pique — BARCELONA, SPAIN – APRIL 17: Gerard Pique, FC Barcelona football player and his partner colombian singer Shakira, attend the 2014-2015 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Basketball Play Off Game 2 between FC Barcelona v Olympiacos Piraeus at Palau Blaugrana on April 17, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Rodolfo Molina/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images)

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 footage showed a woman resembling Clara in the video as Gerard spoke to US video live streaming service Twtich.

BARCELONA, SPAIN – NOVEMBER 28: Shakira carries her children Milan and Sasha ahead of the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad de Futbol at Camp Nou on November 28, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

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.’