I Was ‘Betrayed’ by Gerard Pique While My Dad Was in ICU

Shakira confronted a number of private challenges whereas working by means of her break up from Gerard Piqué, together with a household well being disaster.

The singer, 46, opened up in a latest interview about feeling “betrayed” by hypothesis that Piqué, 36, had been untrue as she concurrently handled the hospitalization of her father, William Mebarak Chadid.

“[My dad] went to Barcelona to console me after I was consumed with sadness because of my separation,” she advised People en Español on Monday, June 26. “While he was at [my son] Milan’s first communion, he was gravely injured in an accident. Everything happened at once. My home was falling apart. I was finding out through the press that I had been betrayed while my dad was in the ICU.”

Shakira, who shares sons Milan, 9, and Sasha, 7, with Piqué, thought she “wasn’t going to survive” the hardships. “The man I have loved the most in my life, my father, was leaving me when I needed him the most. I couldn’t talk to him or go to my best friend for the advice I needed so much,” she mentioned about her dad’s “very hard and slow” restoration course of.

The “Hips Don’t Lie” performer praised her father for with the ability to pull by means of amid his well being points.

“He has overcome COVID once, two accidents, one [bout of] pneumonia and five surgeries — all of this at 91 years of age, in less than six months. My dad is the biggest example of resilience, and my mother has been by his side day and night,” she concluded. “They have both been a reflection of that dream that didn’t come true for me. But I hope they are role models for my kids of love, of patience in relationships, of absolute devotion and zest for life.”

Shakira’s private life made headlines final yr when she confirmed her break up from the retired soccer participant. The former couple, who began relationship in 2011, beforehand addressed their determination to not tie the knot after greater than a decade collectively.

“To tell you the truth, marriage scares the s—t out of me. I don’t want him to see me as the wife,” Shakira mentioned throughout 60 Minutes in January 2020. “I want him to see me as the lover, the girlfriend. I want to keep him on his toes. I want him to think that anything’s possible depending on behavior.”

In June 2022, stories surfaced that the “She Wolf” artist caught her then-partner having an affair. The pair didn’t handle the claims on the time, however they confirmed their breakup that very same month.

“We regret to confirm that we are separating,” Shakira and Piqué wrote in a joint assertion. “For the well-being of our children, who are our highest priority, we request respect for (our) privacy. Thank you for your understanding.”

Piqué has since moved on with Clara Chia Marti. In September 2022 — one month after her ex was seen kissing the mannequin — Shakira publicly declared that her focus is on her kids.

“It’s been tough not only for me, but also for my kids,” she advised Elle on the time. “Incredibly difficult. … I’ve tried to conceal the situation in front of my kids. I try to do it and to protect them, because that’s my number one mission in life. But then they hear things in school from their friends or they come across some disagreeable, unpleasant news online, and it just affects them, you know?”