Shakira reveals Chris Martin helped her through Gerard Pique divorce by 'checking on her every day'
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Shakira and Chris Martin bonded while she was going through her acrimonious split from her husband Gerard Piqué. 'He was there for me when I got separated and was heartbroken,' the Colombian singer told Rolling Stone for the Fix You singer's cover story.
![['He was there for me when I got separated and was heartbroken. He was checking in every day to see how I was doing, sending me words of support and strength and wisdom.' Seen here July 6, 2017]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/20/93365819-14215161-image-m-56_1734726502834.jpg)
'He was checking in every day to see how I was doing, sending me words of support and strength and wisdom.'. The two singers, both 47, have been friends for a long time, and the Hips Don't Lie songstress had very complimentary words for her pal. 'I see him as a person who sees life through a different lens, who's sensitive to other people's needs and very empathetic,' she added.
![[Shakira split from Piqué in 2022 amid rumors that the soccer star with his now-girlfriend, Clara Chía Martí. Seen here in 2015]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/20/93365811-14215161-image-a-57_1734726538613.jpg)
Shakira split from Piqué, with whom she shares sons Milan, 11, and Sasha, nine, in 2022 amid rumors that the soccer star was cheating on her with his now-girlfriend, Clara Chía Martí. Shakira and Chris Martin bonded while she was going through her acrimonious split from her husband Gerard Piqué. Seen here in 2014.
![[She had very complementary words for her pal. 'I see him as a person who sees life through a different lens, who's sensitive to other people's needs and very empathetic, very empathetic']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/20/93365981-14215161-image-m-60_1734727675384.jpg)
Chris knows what it is like to weather a public split as he went through his much publicized 'conscious uncoupling' from Gwyneth Paltrow, 52, in 2014 after 11 years of marriage and two children Apple, 20, and Moses, 18. Chris and Shakira's friendship goes all the way back to when she appeared on season six of The Voice and the Coldplay lead singer did a stint as a guest mentor.
![[Shakira shares sons Milan, 11, and Sasha, nine, with her ex-husband. Seen here on November 16, 2023]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/21/93365805-14215161-Shakira_shares_sons_Milan_11_and_Sasha_nine_with_her_ex_husband_-m-102_1734729306062.jpg)
