Shakira is more resilient than she used to think.
Shakira always thought she was more fragile
The 49-year-old pop star has endured lots of ups and downs during her time in the spotlight, and Shakira has now admitted to feeling surprised by her own resilience.
The blonde beauty – who endured a public break-up from sports star Gerard Pique in 2022 – told People: “I always thought that I was more fragile or weaker than what life proved me to be.”
Shakira has always learned important lessons from setbacks in her life.
The chart-topping star shared: “Behind every experience in life, there’s always a lesson, and we have to be grateful for all those lessons, even for the people that leave you with scars, because they just make us better.”
Shakira has enjoyed huge success in her career, becoming one of the world’s best-selling musicians. But Shakira now wishes she had more self-confidence during her younger years.
The She Wolf hitmaker – who has sons Milan, 13, and Sasha, 11, with Pique – said: “I would say to that girl back in her 20s to enjoy more, to believe in herself more.
“I think women, as time goes by, we just acquire this new confidence. Even though we don’t look as perfect as in our 20s, it’s beautiful to just be yourself and accept who you are.”
Meanwhile, Shakira previously described monogamy as a “utopia”.
The Whenever, Wherever hitmaker still believes in love, despite suffering heartbreak in her personal life.
Shakira told Marie Claire UK: “I cannot say that I don’t believe in love because I see the example of my parents after 50 years together; how they look into each other’s eyes and hold hands and can’t live apart from each other. I’ve witnessed love, I just haven’t been that lucky myself.
“Monogamy is a utopia. But I’ve been compensated in other ways, with the love of my fans and my children and true friends.
“Oscar Wilde said that friendship is the purest form of love and I think that’s true. It lasts longer – at least in my experience.
“My relationship [lasted] 12 years but my friends will be there a lifetime. When hardship came, that’s when I learned how truly important friendship was.”
