How many children do Gerard Pique and Shakira have?


How many children do Gerard Pique and Shakira have?

Shakira and longtime partner Gerard Piqué have announced that they are separating, marking an end to the couple’s 11-year-long relationship.

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“We regret to confirm that we are separating,” the two said in a statement released by the Colombian pop star’s PR firm on Saturday. “For the well-being of our children, who are our highest priority, we ask that you respect our privacy. Thank you for your understanding.”

Throughout their years together, the couple never chose to get married – but appeared to be very happy as longtime partners.

“To tell you the truth, marriage scares…me. I don’t want [Piqué] to see me as the wife. I’d rather him see me as his girlfriend,” Shakira told 60 Minutes in 2020 ahead of performing the Super Bowl LIV halftime show with Jennifer Lopez, laughing. “His lover, his girlfriend. It’s like a little forbidden fruit, you know?”

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One cannot stop but wonder what that means for their children. Pique and Shakira have 2 boys together. Their names are Milan Pique Mebarak and Sasha Pique Mebarak.

Pique with Sasha and Milan

Sasha and Milan are 7 and 9 years old respectively. They were often seen attending matches at Camp Nou with either of the parents in attendance as their guardian.

Watch Gerard Pique and Shakira's two-year-old son score for Barcelona at the  Nou Camp - Mirror Online
Pique with his children at the Nou Camp

Why did Gerard Pique and Shakira break up?

Gerard Pique
Pique and Shakira

Lorena Vazquez and Laura Fa, who are two journalists at El Periodico, have affirmed that Pique was meeting with a young blonde girl aged 20, who is a student and an event hostess at a nightclub in Barcelona. However, her identity has not been revealed, at least not yet.

The report claims that Pique was seen with this woman several times and that the Colombian singer found out about this. She then confronted him about it wherein he admitted that he was cheating.

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The journalists also mentioned that Pique was accompanied by many Barcelona teammates, including youngster Riqui Puig at these nightclubs where he met other women and spent 2-3 days there with them. Laura also said that Pique’s friends were also involved in his outings to such places and found it strange that the player went back home late at night knowing he has training early morning next day.

The relationship appears to be very tense right now and other parents at their children’s school have stated that Shakira and Pique haven’t been seen picking up the kids together for some time. It is even alleged that she took the children to Ibiza for a family holiday in May, but that Pique didn’t join them.

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