Shakira tried to hide her breakup with Gerard Pique from her children. After breaking up following a relationship with FC Barcelona player Gerard, 35, from 2011 until 2022, the 45-year-old pop star – who has sons Sasha, seven, and Milan, nine with the footballer – has struggled with “protecting” her children amid media intrusion. READ: ‘Hellraiser’ Reboot Gets Bloody First Trailer
“Oh, this is really hard to talk about personally, especially as this is the first time I’ve ever addressed this situation in an interview. I’ve remained quiet and just tried to process it all. Um, and yeah, it’s hard to talk about it, especially because I’m still going through it, and because I’m in the public eye and because our separation is not like a regular separation,” she said.
“And so it’s been tough not only for me, but also for my kids. Incredibly difficult. I have paparazzi camping outside, in front of my house, 24/7. And there’s not a place where I can hide from them with my kids, except for my own house. 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 the paparazzi following us. So it’s hard. And I’ve tried to conceal the situation in front of my kids. “
The “Hips Don’t Like” hitmaker went on to explain that the situation has been “upsetting” for her children and that she has become “disappointed” to see her “sacred” personal life “vulgarised” by the media.
She told ELLE Magazine, “I try to conceal the situation from them as much as I can. It’s really upsetting for two kids who are trying to process their parents’ separation. And sometimes I just feel like this is all a bad dream and that I’m going to wake up at some point.” READ: Naomi Ackie Channels Whitney Houston In First Inspiring Trailer Of ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’
“But no, it’s real. And what’s also real is the disappointment to see something as sacred and as special as I thought was the relationship I had with my kids’ father and see that turned into something vulgarised and cheapened by the media.”
