Shakira CONFIRMS her separation from Pique and DENIES nervous breakdown

Colombian singer Shakira has confirmed that she is separating from her partnerthe Barcelona footballer Gerard Piquewith which he has had two children.

“We regret to confirm that we are separating. For the well-being of our children, which is our first priority, we ask for respect for privacy. Thank you for your understanding,” said a brief joint statement sent to EFE by the singer. communication agency and soccer player.

In recent days, various reports have reported the separation of the mediating couple and reported that the footballer had left the family home, in Esplugues de Llobregat (Barcelona) and had returned to his one-room apartment located in the upper part of the county. city.

Shakira, 45, and Piqué, 35, have lived together for twelve years, although they did not want to get married, and have two children, Milan, 9, and Sasha, 7.

Shakira denies the crisis attack

Some media outlets had also pointed out that as a result of this separation process, due, according to some reports, to an infidelity of the footballerThe Colombian singer recently suffered an anxiety attack for which she had to be transported by ambulance from her home to a hospital.

In this regard, sources from the aforementioned communication agency clarified that this incident had nothing to do with the separation and that it is related to “an incident suffered by his father, William Mebarak, for which he is in a Barcelona hospital and is recovering. . “

For her part, the singer shared a brief statement on her Twitter account to clarify the situation and accompanied the message with a photo with her father, who is seen with a patch on his forehead.

“I wanted to clarify that these are some photos taken on the 28th (May) when my father unfortunately had a big fall. “Today I personally accompanied him by ambulance to the hospital, where he is recovering well,” explained the interpreter of “Hips do not lie”.