Shakira and Gerard Piquet

With Gerard Pique, Shakira met in 2010 at the football championship in South Africa, where she sang the song Waka waka: Time for Africa. Later, a Spanish football player participated in the filming of her clip.

The singer admits that she fell in love with a tall, beautiful football player at first sight. Shakira and Gerard Pique did not confuse the difference in age, or the fact that the singer at the time had relations with Antonio de la Rua, which lasted 11 years.

At first, the couple tried diligently to hide their relationship, but the ubiquitous paparazzi seemed to be watching the lovers around the clock. For the photo with a kiss, a reward of $ 150,000 was announced. And when such photos were published, Pique began to have problems with the coach. Since during the championship football players can not break the regime and be distracted by, so-called, extraneous things.

The official statement that she and Gerard Piquet together, Shakira did only in 2011, publishing a joint photo in social networks.

Their relationship is similar to the novel from the Latin American series. It would seem that absolutely different people with a significant age difference became the closest people to each other. Their relationship, full of love and jealousy, even went through parting. But love has overcome all difficulties and adversities. They were inseparable. The singer was often present at the games of the football club, they traveled together and rested on the islands. Shakira said that she had changed and became happier thanks to her relationship with Pique.

Replenishment in the family

Despite the statement of Gerard Piquet and Shakira in September 2012 that they are waiting for the first child, the fans did not wait for the wedding.

Lovers happily shared their photos and even showed pictures of the ultrasound of the future baby . And so, on January 22, it became known about the birth of their son in Barcelona. It was called Milan. Of course, the tabloids were ready to pay a lot of money, if only their publication was the first to publish a photo of the first-born and happy parents. But the couple decided to leave this right behind them. And when the baby was 2 months old, they shared the pictures themselves.

In September 2014, Shakira reported her second pregnancy and shared with the fans information that they will have a son again. January 23, 2015, another happy owner of star parents was born. The baby was called Sasha.

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