Chronology of Shakira and Gerard Pique’s relationship
From Chronology meeting on the set of Waka Waka to raising their two sons, here are the details of Shakira and Gerard Pique’s relationship. Shakira and Gerard Pique split up.
“We are sorry to confirm that we are separated,” the couple said, asking for privacy for the welfare of own children, which is their “top priority.”
The pair 1st met on the set of the music video “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” in 2010. The FC Barcelona defender caught Shakira’s attention.
“I am not a football big fan, so I don’t know who he is,” Shakira said in a 60 Minutes 2020 interview. When I saw the video, I said, “Um, that’s so funny.” And then someone decided to introduce us. “
Pique was just as surprised when he told Spain’s TV3 about their meeting in 2016.
“It all started when we were in South Africa together, and I wrote him a letter,” he said. “He was already there because he was singing at the opening ceremony, and I asked how the weather was. It was a typical stupid question, and his normal answer was to tell me to wear a jacket [The summer are winter in SA]. But he started telling me I was like what the weather was every minute, and it got to the end where I told him that [the Spanish team] had to come to the World Cup final to see him again – he sang in the final.”
Spain won the 2010 World Cup, and the couple confirmed their relationship in 2011. They later had two children together, sons Milan and Sasha. The official anthem of the World Cup in South Africa. It was a short show, but enough to impact the superstar singer and his beliefs.