Shakira has been seeing mystery man in Miami for months after singer’s split from ‘cheating’ ex Pique, reports claim
SHAKIRA may have found love with a new mystery man following her messy split from Gerard Pique, according to reports.
Spanish press claimed the Shakira has been moving on with an man who is based in Miami.
The Colombian singer-songwriter is already moving to Florida after signing a child custody agreement with ex-Pique, who is alleged to have cheated on her with his new partner Clara Marti.
Fans had been left guessing whether she will leave Barcelona with her sons Milan, ten, and Sasha, eight, in June at the end of their school year or sooner.
It came after reports she was looking to move across the Atlantic before April 1 – but then her mum was taken into hospital.
Now Spanish news website OK Diario says the 46-year-old mum-of-two could now have another reason to accelerate her move to Miami – a “mystery man”.
It claims to have been told she met him several months ago, before she penned her latest diss song targeting Pique and Clara.
It reported at the weekend: “It seems the Colombian singer could have found a new illusion in the shape of a mysterious man she apparently met in Miami and has been in contact with for four months.”
It offered no more details other than to say that the mystery man was not former flame Antonio de la Rua, who she dated before meeting Pique at the 2010 World Cup.
There has been no comment from Shakira to the Spanish reports.
Shakira expert Laura Fa, one of two journalists who regularly report on the mum-of-two for Catalan newspaper El Periodico, said earlier this month the artist was looking at a new date of April 1 to leave Barcelona with her children.
That was before her mum Nidia Ripoll was hospitalised in the Catalan capital after a blood clot was found in her leg.
According to El Heraldo, she is now “out of danger” and recovering at home while still undergoing regular check-ups from doctors.
Shakira has not commented on her mum’s hospitalisation.
Her 91-year-old dad William Mubarak’s poor health was initially cited as the main reason she dropped plans to move to Miami at the start of the year after signing a child custody agreement with Pique in December.
The couple, who split in May after a 12 year romance, confirmed in November they had reached an agreement after a marathon 12-hour meeting with their lawyers.
They signed the accord at a court in Barcelona the following month.
As part of the agreement retired footballer Pique, now dating 23-year-old Catalan beauty Clara Chia, will spend holiday time with his children.
Shakira’s wish to move to Miami, where she used to live and part of her family are based, is understood to have been the principal sticking point in the former couple’s previous failure to strike an out-of-court settlement.
The South American artist performed her diss track with Argentinian DJ Bizarrap, in which she fires poisoned darts at Pique and his new girlfriend, on the Jimmy Fallon late-night show earlier this month.
The singer’s explosive song, left little doubt that she was referring to her former partner and his younger lover.
In the track, she took a swipe at Clara’s age with the lyrics: “I’m worth two 22s. You traded a Ferrari for a Twingo, you traded a Rolex for a Casio.”
And Pique responded to the song by turning up to work in an £8,000 Renault Twingo.
He also boasted that his new seven-a-side project the King’s League had landed a sponsorship deal with Casio – adding that the cheaper watch would “last a lifetime”.
Pique said in a subsequent interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais he was “very happy” following the dramatic changes in his life which have included the split with Shakira and retirement from football.
He also shut down a question about Shakira in the interview but added: “Each parent has the responsibility to try to do the best for their children.
“It’s about protecting them. That’s the work of all parents with their children. That’s what I’m focused on and that’s my job as a father.”