Shakira’s exGerard Piquéhas debuted his girlfriend on social media.
Theformer pro soccer playershared a selfie of him snuggling up toClara Chia Marti, 23, in an Instagram snap he posted on Wednesday. He didn’t include a caption alongside the image, which marked the first time he posted Marti on his page.
Shakira, 45, and Piqué, 35,announced their breakupin a joint statement June.
“We regret to confirm that we are separating,” the exes said at the time. “We ask for privacy at this moment for the well-being of our children, who are our maximum priority. Thank you in advance for your understanding and respect.”
The former couple — who share two sons,Milan, 10, andSasha, 7 — firstconfirmed their relationshipin March 2011. They met on the set of her music video for “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa),” which served as the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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Piqué’s debut with Marti comes two weeks after Shakira threw shade at him in her new song, “BZRP Music Session #53.”
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Shakira then seemed to get into more specific details about their breakup as she sang: “You left me my mother-in-law as my neighbor / Media outlets at my door and in debt with the government,” sang the musician, appearing to mention herongoing tax fraud trial in Spain. “You thought you hurt me, but you made me stronger / Women don’t cry anymore, they cash in.”
In the chorus, repeated multiple times throughout the song, Shakira declares, “I’m too good for you, and that’s why you’re with someone just like you.”
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Ahead of the song’s release,Shakira brought in 2023with an emotional but uplifting message.
In an Instagram post written in Spanish and English, the singer wrote that those who have been betrayed “must continue” to keep the faith. “Even if our wounds are still open in this new year, time has a surgeon’s hands,” she wrote.
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The songstress also expressed her belief that pain can propel growth. “Our tears are not in vain, they water the soil our future will spring from and make us more human, so that even while suffering heartache we can continue to love,” the post read.
source: people.com
