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Shakira has spoken out about making sacrifices in life and being loyal in her relationships following her split from Gerard Piqué.
The former couple confirmed the end of their 11-year relationship in June 2022, shortly after former FC Barcelona and Spain footballer Pique was accused of cheating on the singer.
However, singer Shakira, 47, who is now dating actor Lucien Laviscount, insists she still believes in love and is holding out hope of finding a romance like that of her parents, who have been together for 50 years, with the star describing monogamy as 'uptopia'.
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.
'I made many sacrifices for this. I was loyal. But sometimes things don’t go as planned. You move on.'
Shakira has spoken out about making sacrifices in life and being loyal in her relationships following her split from Gerard Piqué
The former couple confirmed the end of their 11-year relationship in June 2022, shortly after former FC Barcelona and Spain footballer Pique was accused of cheating on the singer (Shakira ad Gerard pictured in 2019)
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.'
Shakira and Piqué met in 2010 on the set of the songstress' Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)' music video.
They took their relationship public in May 2011 and welcomed son Milan in 2013 and Sasha in 2015.
The former couple confirmed the end of their 11-year relationship in June 2022, shortly after former FC Barcelona and Spain footballer Pique was accused of cheating on the singer.
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, who shares sons Milan, 11, and Sasha, nine, with Gerard, 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, 47, insists she still believes in love and is holding out hope of finding a romance like that of her parents, who have been together for 50 years
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'
She added: 'I made many sacrifices for this. I was loyal. But sometimes things don’t go as planned. You move on.'
The star posed for a stunning shoot for Marie Claire magazine, wearing chic black outfits and an ice blue metallic sequinned ensemble
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 interview
