In early June 2022, Shakira and Gerard Piqué announced their separation after more than ten years together. At that time, they asked for discretion. However, as time progressed, the relationship between them became more tense, especially after the confirmation of the romance between the former FC Barcelona footballer and his current partner, Clara Chía. From that moment on, an intense dispute broke out over the custody of her children, Milan and Sasha, while Shakira found a kind of release through her songs, which seemed to serve as a healing process for her. According to some experts, the singer would have reflected various stages of grief in her most recent songs: ‘I congratulate you’ would represent the shock phase; ‘Monotony’, the denial phase; ‘Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53’, the anger phase; ‘TQG and Acrostic’, the acceptance phase.
The pain of a revelation: the breaking point for Shakira
According to paparazzi Jordi Martin, Shakira was aware that her relationship with Piqué was going through a difficult time, but she still held out hope that things would improve between them. However, that hope completely vanished when the singer discovered that the father of her children was secretly meeting her lover in the house they shared in Esplugues. This occurred at times when Shakira was not present due to her professional commitments. The revelation came to light when Shakira noticed that jam was missing from the house, a detail that raised suspicions since Piqué was not a fan of this product, which alerted Shakira to the presence of someone else in her home. In addition, it is said that Martin also contributed to Shakira discovering her infidelity.
Facing the emotional storm: Shakira seeks healing in Miami
After discovering the infidelity, Shakira experienced deep sadness, aggravated by daily harassment from photographers, who hoped to capture images of her suffering in front of her house. This situation made her feel humiliated and betrayed. The emotional impact of this episode was significant for the singer, leading her to face psychological problems ever since. For this reason, she has sought professional help and is currently receiving psychological treatment in Miami, where she moved with the purpose of distancing herself from Piqué, Clara and, in general, from Barcelona, a place with which she now has difficult memories associated.
“Since Shakira announced the statement, she has been depressed (…) I can say that (Shakira) is very bad, emotionally she is destroyed. She even needed psychological support, she never expected a Gerard Piqué like that,” declared Jordi Martín. The paparazzi also reveals that Shakira meets weekly with therapists at her home in Miami, while Paloma García-Pelayo supports this information by mentioning that the artist may have received medication to deal with the stress and anxiety generated by the situation.
In Miami, Shakira has had the support of her family, close friends and her loyal followers, who have provided crucial support to help her overcome this difficult time and find emotional stability again.
