Shakira announces split from Gerard Piqué after 11 years together

[button type=”3d” color=”” target=”” link=””][/button]Shakira and her partner Gerard Piqué have decided to call it quits. Piqué has played for Barcelona since 2008.

In a joint statement released via her publicist, the pair said: “We regret to confirm that we are parting ways. For the well-being of our children, who are our highest priority, we ask that you respect their privacy. Thank you for your understanding.”

Though the couple did not marry, they have been together for 11 years and have children named Milan (9), and Sasha (7). The Hips Don’t Lie Hitmaker is 45, and Piqué is 35.

Milan, born in 2013, and Sasha, born in 2015. They’ve maintained a residence in Spain.

The two met 12 years ago when the footballer featured in the music video for Shakira’s song “Waka Waka,” the official song of the 2010 World Cup. The video has over 3.1 billion views on YouTube.

During a podcast appearance in February, Shakira said that she and her “poor husband, slash boyfriend, slash baby daddy” sometimes disagree about timeliness because of their different upbringings.

“Cause Colombian time is not the same as Catalonian time, Spanish time,” she said during an interview on “Planet Weirdo with Holly H.”