by Shakira’s ex Gerard Piqué announced his girlfriend on social media.
The former pro footballer shared a selfie of him cuddling with Clara Chia Marti, 23, in an Instagram snap he posted on Wednesday. He didn’t put a caption next to the image, which was the first time he posted Marti on his page.
Shakira, 45, and Piqué, 35, announced their breakup in a joint statement in June.
“We are sorry to confirm that we are separating,” the exes said at the time. “We are asking for privacy at this time for the well-being of our children, who are our top priority. Thank you in advance for your understanding and respect.”
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The former couple – who share two sons, Milan, 10, and Sasha, 7 – first confirmed their relationship in 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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“Sorry honey, I should have kicked you out a while ago / A she-wolf like me isn’t for rookies / A she-wolf like me isn’t for guys like you,” she sang in part, nodding to her 2009 hit “She Wolf” , released shortly before the pair met in 2010. “I’m too good for you, and that’s why you’re with someone like you.”
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Quique Garcia/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (2) Shakira; Gerard Pique
Shakira then appeared to go 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 to the government,” the musician sang, appearing to mention her ongoing 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 several times throughout the song, Shakira declares, “I’m too good for you, and that’s why you’re with someone like you.”
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Prior to the song’s release, Shakira brought 2023 with an emotional yet uplifting message.
In an Instagram post written in Spanish and English, the singer wrote that those who have been betrayed “must move on” to keep the faith. “Even if our wounds are still open in this new year, time has the hands of a surgeon,” she wrote.
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“Even if someone has betrayed us, we must continue to trust others. When faced with contempt, continue to know your worth. Because there are more good people than indecent ones. More people with empathy than indifference. Fewer people leave than the many who stay by our side.”
The singer also expressed her belief that pain can stimulate growth. “Our tears are not in vain, they moisten the soil from which our future will spring and humanize us so that we can continue to love despite heartbreak,” the post reads.
