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Shakira has said she has no 'time or space in her life' for love, fours years on from her very public split from Gerard Piqué.
The Colombian pop superstar, 49, and Spanish footballer, 39, who share sons Sasha, 11, and Milan, 13, confirmed they had separated in June 2022, after she learnt he had allegedly been unfaithful.
While Gerard 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 hospitalised following a severe fall, but she ultimately feels stronger for her experiences.
Shakira has said she has no 'time or space in her life' for love, fours years on from her very public split from Gerard Piqué
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.
'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.
The Colombian pop superstar, 49, and Spanish footballer, 39, who share sons Sasha, 11, and Mila, 13, together, confirmed they had separated in June 2022, after she learnt he had allegedly been unfaithful (pictured together 2015)
'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 €55million 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.
She will now be awarded a €55million 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 €7.3million 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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