The singer Shakira49, made a rare comment about her former relationship with the football player Gerard Piqué39. In an interview with The Times newspaper, the artist described the divorce as “the darkest moment” of her life.
It happened in 2022 after 11 years of relationship. At the time, one became public.
To The Times, Shakira says she has “a lot of gratitude in her heart” for Piqué, but describes the troubled phase she went through with the divorce. “The darkest moment, when I saw the dissolution of my family, the family I dreamed of keeping forever”, he says. Shakira and Piqué are parents to Milan, 13, and Sasha, 11.
She also says that her father, William, then 91, had traveled to Barcelona to support her during the separation, but suffered a serious fall and had to be hospitalized.
“I went through so much pain, but it made me, perhaps in an unexpected way, a wiser person — or stronger, at least. They say that what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger, and it’s true. It’s incredible to discover that human beings have a resilience that we can draw on at any time in our lives. Sometimes, it’s through difficulties and pain that we discover how strong we can be. Suffering sometimes makes us better people, makes us value friends and support,” he says.
Recently, in Rio de Janeiro. This week, the singer released the video for “Dai Dai”, her .