Gerard Piqué

• Shakira spoke in an interview about learning to feel complete on her own.
• “I’ve always been very emotionally dependent (on men). I have to confess this. I was in love with love”.
• In January, Piqué made his Instagram debut with girlfriend Clara Chia Mart.

Shakira is opening up about finding strength after heartbreak months after her divorce from Gerard Piqué.

On Wednesday, the Colombian singer spoke with Enrique Acevedo of Canal Estrellas in an interview (conducted in Spanish) about learning to feel complete on her own.

“I’ve always been very emotionally dependent [on men] – I have to confess this. I was in love with love”, Shakira, 46, told the host that she used to believe a woman needed a man to feel complete.

“One way or another, I’ve managed to learn it from another perspective and feel that I’ll be fine on my own,” she said. “When a woman has to face [hardships] in life, she comes out stronger. When you come out stronger it means you’re learning to recognize your weaknesses and accept your vulnerability.”

Now, Shakira says that she’s “on the way the way up” and has “managed to feel that I am enough” — something she “never thought would happen.”

“I feel complete — because I feel like I can depend on myself and I have two kids who depend on me,” she said of sons Sasha, 8, and Milan, 10, whom she shares with Gerard Piqué, 36.

“I have to be stronger than a lion. That strength, in order for it to be real and not a façade… it needs to be the result of a great pain. Accepting that pain and tolerating the frustration because there are things in life that don’t turn out the way we want them to.”

The “Hips Don’t Lie” singer added, “There are dreams that shatter and we need to pick up the pieces and put them back together ourselves.”

Shakira and the soccer player announced their split in June, more than 11 years after they first confirmed their relationship.

“We regret to confirm that we are separating,” the couple said in a joint statement. “We ask for privacy at this moment for the well-being of our children, who are our maximum priority. Thank you in advance for your understanding and respect.”

In January, Piqué made his Instagram debut with girlfriend Clara Chia Mart, 23. Meanwhile, Shakira has released three songs that appear to address the split.

The most recent is a collaboration with fellow Colombian star Karol G called “TQG,” in which they sing about watching a former partner move on and how they’ve grown stronger as a result of the relationship.

“Seeing you with the new one hurt me / But I’m already set by myself,” Shakira sang on the track in lyrics translated from Spanish to English. “What we lived I forgot / And that’s what offended you / That even life improved me / You are no longer welcome here / I saw that your girlfriend threw at me / It doesn’t make me angry, I laugh.”

In January, she released “BZRP Music Session #53,” a hard-hitting collaboration with Argentine producer Bizarrap. During her interview with Acevedo, she stated that she “went into the studio one way and came out another” while working on the song.

“I wish you luck with my supposed replacement / I don’t even know what happened to you,” she sang. “I’m worth two of 22 [year old] / You traded a Ferrari for a Twingo / You traded a Rolex for a Casio / You’re going fast, slow down / Lots of time at the gym, but your brain needs a little work too.”

Shakira declares in the chorus, which is repeated several times throughout the song, “I’m too good for you, and that’s why you’re with someone just like you.”

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