Shakira: "This is probably one of the darkest and most difficult hours of my life"

• New stage The breakup of Shakira and Piqué: "Neither is he an old green man nor is she a selfless woman"

The most iconic couples of the 2010 World Cup in

have ended up breaking up.

After the notorious separation of

and

, last June

arrived .

The singer from Barranquilla has been running away from the

all these months while the Barça footballer has rebuilt her life with a new partner.

Shakira has broken her silence for the first time and has spoken with

magazine about her separation.

Although the singer had not yet sat down with any media, the author of "

" had made the message that she had for her ex-partner very clear in her lyrics.

In the interview Shakira talked about her professional career, but also about her most familiar and unknown side.

Her children have become her pillar at this time: "My biggest dream right now is to see my children grow, make sure

, and accompany them in their process," she said.

The fans had few doubts, but the singer has hinted that they were not wrong with the interpretation of her latest song: "Of course I sometimes write about myself. To be honest

, but it is undeniable that there are experiences that are universal among women," she explained.

In recent years, some jobs that had not received enough recognition have been valued, such as doctors or nurses in a pandemic or in war, but the one from

has affirmed that their profession "has a very noble aspect than what does exactly is

That connection with life Shakira achieves with her rhythms.

"In my case, I think writing music is like going to the

, only cheaper. It just helps me process my emotions and make sense of them. And

. It's my castaway board," she shared.

Piqué's ex has recognized in the interview that during all these years he has had to make many sacrifices so that the footballer could maintain his career.

"One of the two had to make a sacrifice. Either he left his contract with Barcelona and moved to the United States with me, where my career is, or I would have to do that in his place. And so,

I put my career in the background and I came to Spain, to support him so that he could play football and win titles. And it was an act of love. Thanks to that, my children were able to have a mom present, and I have with them that incredible bond that is unbreakable and that sustains us," Shakira revealed.

The artist has confessed to finding herself in "

", but has decided not to look back at what she leaves behind: "I have never thought about what I have left behind, really. I only focus on fulfill dreams", he maintained.

Faced with the difficult times that everyone goes through in life, he commented that "the most important thing is always

, especially women".

Shakira still has a case pending for allegedly defrauding the Treasury of 14.5 million.

On this matter she has stated that the Spanish tax authorities "have resorted to a lewd press campaign to try to influence people and put pressure on the media along with the threat of reputational damage to force settlement agreements".

"I am confident that I have sufficient evidence to support my case and that

," she concluded.

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