Shakira looked effortlessly radiant during a daytime outing in Miami on Thursday, just days after making rare and candid comments about her explosive split from ex Gerard Piqué.
The 49-year-old superstar turned heads as she arrived at the Shelborne Hotel for an event during Miami Swim Week, showcasing her famously toned figure in a bold orange minidress.
The low-cut number highlighted her curves, which she complemented with a pair of crisp white high-heeled boots.
She completed the look with orange-tinted sunglasses, exuding full global-icon energy ahead of her highly anticipated World Cup halftime performance alongside BTS and Madonna.
While she continues to ride a wave of momentum following the release of her official World Cup anthem, the singer recently reflected on the painful end of her relationship with the former footballer four years ago.
The exes, who share sons Sasha, 11, and Milan, 13, confirmed their separation in June 2022 after she discovered he had allegedly been unfaithful.
Shakira looked effortlessly radiant during a daytime outing in Miami on Thursday, just days after making rare and candid comments about her explosive split from ex Gerard Piqué
The 49-year-old superstar turned heads as she arrived at the Shelborne Hotel for an event during Miami Swim Week, showcasing her famously toned figure in a bold orange minidress
While Piqué swiftly went on to date Clara Chia, 27, for three years, Shakira has remained single and said she is enjoying time with her kids and focusing on her career.
She told The Times: ‘No romance for me for now. There’s no space or time in my life for that. My plate is quite full.
‘My kids are my priority. And my career. Strangely enough, I’m in love with my career like I’ve never been in my life. I’m enjoying my time alone as well’.
In her rare comment about her split she reflected on going through the ‘darkest moment’ which happened the same time as her father William was hospitalized following a severe fall, but she ultimately feels stronger for her experiences.
She said: ‘[I was living through] the darkest moment – when I saw the dissolution of my family. The family that I had dreamt to keep forever. I’ve been through so much pain, but it has made me perhaps in an unforeseen way a wiser person – or stronger, at least.
‘They say that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger and it is true. It’s amazing to learn that humans have a resilience that we can resort to at any moment in our lives.
‘Sometimes through hardships and through pain is how we discover how strong we can be. Suffering sometimes makes you a better person, makes you value friends and support.’
Shakira went on to say that she believed there are always lessons to learn from hardship: ‘Life sometimes can be a b****, but it’s also beautiful and made of light and shadows.
While she continues to ride a wave of momentum following the release of her official World Cup anthem , the singer recently reflected on the painful end of her relationship with the former footballer four years ago; Above, in 2016
‘So I thank life for every single moment, the bright ones and the dark ones, the people who have made me suffer because they have become my masters who have taught me lessons, very valuable lessons.’
And the Hips Don’t Lie singer will always be grateful to her ex for the impact he had on her life: ‘I will always have that gratitude in my heart for the father of my kids, and [for] turning me into the mother that I am today.’
In 2022 amid rumours of him cheating after 11 years, Shakira announced her and the couple were breaking up, she has since gone on to brand him ‘Voldemort’ among other digs in her music.
‘In the end, the truth or what happens or occurs is not told in the way it was. I cannot control this,’ Gerard told CNN, via AS at the time.
‘The best thing is that in the end I am surrounded by my loved ones, my family, my friends, the people who really know you. They know what you are like and what you do, and that gives me a lot of peace of mind.
‘I am very happy, I have a great time and I feel privileged. The life I have had, being able to play for the club of my life for more than twenty years, wonderful children, an incredible family, lifelong friends, those from school that I still have.’
Shakira fired a parting shot at the Spanish government on Monday evening after an exhaustive tax-fraud case ended with the Colombian star winning an enormous $64million refund.
The singer has been cleared of alleged fraud relating to a 2011 tax return following a lengthy legal dispute with Spanish authorities that began in 2023.
While Piqué swiftly went on to date Clara Chia , 27, for three years, Shakira has remained single and said she is enjoying time with her kids and focusing on her career; Above, in 2019
She will now be awarded a $64million refund and celebrated the victory by sharing one of Rihanna’s best known lyrics alongside a series of new photos on social media.
Taking to Instagram, Shakira accompanied her latest posts with a snippet from the Bajan singer’s 2015 single, B***h Better Have My Money – a less than subtle reference to her incoming refund – while modelling a distinctive multi-print co-ord.
Shakira had previously confessed to six tax fraud crimes at a Barcelona courthouse in 2023, accepting a suspended three-year prison sentence and a $8.5million fine.
She admitted to wrongdoing for the years 2012, 2013 and 2014 on the first day of a scheduled trial as part of a plea bargain deal, despite accusing the Spanish Treasury of ‘publicly burning her at the stake’ like a witch during the Inquisition in a subsequent no-holds-barred attack from her new home in Miami.
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