Latin superstar Shakira went through a highly publicized divorce from soccer player Gerard Piqué in 2022, a tragic end to their 11-year relationship. Luckily, she received a lot of support from fans and loved ones, including some unexpected colleagues.
Shakira shared that Coldplay frontman Chris Martin played an important role in her healing, making sure she felt cared for. “He was there for me when I broke up and was heartbroken,” she said. Rolling Stone in a new profile of Martin. “He checks in every day to see how I am doing, sending me words of encouragement, strength and wisdom,” the Colombian mother of two shares.
According to the “Hips Don’t Lie” singer, Martin is a person with a natural ability to empathize. “I see him as someone who looks at life through a different lens, is sensitive to the needs of others and is very empathetic, very empathetic.”
Martin may have drawn on his own similar experience since he and actress Gwyneth Paltrow announced their separation as a “conscious divorce” after ten years of marriage in 2013. They are officially divorced married just two years later. The couple also share two children, Apple, 20, and Moses, 18. Since 2017, Martin has been in a relationship with actress Dakota Johnson.
Shakira has since been rumored to be dating several times after her divorce, including with British actor Lucien Laviscount. After appearing in the music video “Punteria” as her love interest, the two were spotted growing close, although the spark soon died down.
Shakira, 47, and Piqué, 37, met on set while making the music video “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” in 2010. The unexpected romance turned into a marriage like a dream whirlwind until allegations of Pique’s infidelity began to spread. . The singer shares two children with her ex-boyfriend, a football player: Milan Piqué Mebarak, 11 years old, and Sasha, 9 years old.
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