Shakira and Gerard Piqué Have Separated After 11 Years

Shakira and her longtime accomplice Gerard Piqué are separating after 11 years collectively. 

The Colombian singer and the Spanish soccer participant shared the information in a joint assertion on June 4. “We remorse to verify that we’re separating,” Shakira and Piqué wrote, per Individuals. “We ask for privateness at this second for the well-being of our youngsters, who’re our most precedence. Thanks prematurely in your understanding and respect.”

Shakira and Piqué met on the set of her music video for “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa),” which was the official track of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Shakira confirmed their relationship in March 2011 by sharing a photograph with Piqué on Fb. “Les presento a mi sol,” she captioned the picture in Spanish, which interprets to “I current to you my sunshine.”

In January 2013, the couple welcomed their first son, Milan, who’s now 9 years previous. “We’re completely satisfied to announce the beginning of Milan Piqué Mebarak, son of Shakira Mebarak and Gerard Piqué, born Jan. twenty second at 9:36 p.m. in Barcelona, Spain,” the couple introduced on Shakira’s web site on the time, based on Individuals. “The title Milan (pronounced MEE-lahn), means expensive, loving and gracious in Slavic; in Historical Roman, keen and laborious; and in Sanskrit, unification. Similar to his father, child Milan grew to become a member of FC Barcelona at beginning.”

Nearly exactly two years later, they introduced the beginning of their second son, Sasha, in 2015. “We’re completely satisfied to announce the beginning of Sasha Piqué Mebarak, son of Shakira Mebarak and Gerard Piqué, born January 29 at 9:54 pm, in Barcelona,” they shared on her web site. “The title Sasha is of Greek and Russian descent and means ‘defender of mankind’ and ‘warrior.’”