Shakira makes ‘difficult’ confession about single parenting: ‘I did what I thought was needed’

Shakira is adjusting to a life elevating her boys with out ex-partner Gerard Piqué by her facet.

The “Hips Don’t Lie” hitmaker and the Spanish former soccer participant break up after 11 years collectively in June of 2022, after he cheated on her; he began courting Clara Chia Marti the next month.

In their time collectively, the previous couple welcomed two sons, Milan, 11, and Sasha, 9, and now the Columbia-born singer has given perception into what parenting has been like as a single mother.

During a brand new interview with Zane Lowe, Shakira, 47, opened up about her usually “challenging” schedule balancing each her profession and motherhood.

“No one plans on going through so many difficulties and the complex life experiences that I had to go through,” she mentioned, earlier than declaring: “I just did what I thought was necessary for me.”

Detailing how usually there are days she does not fall asleep till the morning, if that, she nonetheless mentioned: “That’s what I do because I want to spend time with my kids and put them to bed and then I pass out.”

Plus, describing her new household dynamic as “intense,” she additional shared: “It’s the first time I have to actually, you know, deal with so much as a single mother,” although she added: “But they’re great.”

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Shakira has lengthy publicly emphasised her dedication to each defending and prioritizing Sasha and Milan above all else, particularly amid her break up from Piqué, 37, in addition to her authorized troubles with the Spanish authorities over the tax fraud allegations they introduced towards her.

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Last 12 months, talking with People en Español about coping with her break up, the authorized battle, and practically shedding her father after a string of well being problems all within the span of some months, she opened up about retaining her concentrate on her sons, her music, and their new life in Miami after leaving Barcelona.

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“[My sons] for me are my everything, they are my life’s reason,” she mentioned, including: “They inject an indescribable strength in me each day, and they fill my day to day with joy.”

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She additionally spoke to Elle about grappling together with her break up so publicly, and shielding her sons from information about their mother and father, explaining: “I have paparazzi camping outside, in front of my house, 24/7. You know, we can’t take a walk in the park like a regular family or go have an ice cream or do any activity without paparazzi following us.”

“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?”

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