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Shakira shocked her fans when she revealed in June that she and Gerard Piqué35 years old – father of her two sons, Sasha7 and Milan, 9 – decided to break up after 11 years together. After a summer of silence about their breakup, the 45-year-old superstar singer Open in a recent interview with Elle magazine, called the end of their fairy tale romance “the darkest, hardest hours of my life.” Fortunately, time heals all wounds, as a friend of Shakira said HollywoodLife ABSOLUTELY that she is healing by “focusing on her future and her children” to help her through the tough time.
“Everybody is amazed at how well Shakira is holding up, considering everything she’s going through, the source told us. “No one can blame her if she wants to put things on hold but that’s not her style, her work ethic is a whole new level. She says being busy is the best thing for her, she doesn’t want to waste time crying over the past. She is determined don’t let them see her sadRight now everything she does is protect them and make this transition as easy as possible. “
During the interview, Shakira also revealed that she is working on new music, telling the magazine that she is “thrilled” about sharing it with her fans soon. She added that the process of creating a new album was also “therapeutic” for her. A second source told HollywoodLife that Shakira focuses on the positive aspects of her life, not the negative ones. “For now, Shakira is trying to focus on the positivity in her life, including her sons, and she feels comfortable going into the studio and rewriting music. It was her passion.”
So why did Shakira finally decide to talk about her painful parting from Gerard? The second source added, “Shakira has always kept her personal life pretty private, but with everything going on in the news about her, she decided it was finally time to tell her own truth. herself instead of letting others assume what she’s going through. This very public split will be a lot for anyone to deal with, but she is handling things the best she knows how.”
Shakira also spoke in the interview about how difficult the separation was for her two sons. Insiders tell us that Shakira is taking the highway when it comes to allowing the boys to see her dad as much and as often as possible. “Although their custody arrangements are still unresolved, Shakira has welcomed Gerard to spend as much time as possible with the children during the holiday,” they said. “They don’t have a formal custody agreement, but Shakira would never keep her children from their father because she knows how important that relationship is.”
HollywoodLife have reached out to a representative for Shakira, who has yet to comment.
