Shakira Says She’s In A ‘Survival Stage’ In Life, Opens Up About Balancing Single Motherhood And Being A Pop Star Following Gerard Piqué Split

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On the heels of her Video Vanguard Award at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, Shakira graces the cover of Billboard’s Annual Latin Power Players Issue.

In her cover story, the “Whenever, Wherever” hitmaker gets candid on being in a “survival stage” in her life and being a single mom following her split from Spanish soccer star Gerard Piqué amid allegations of his infidelity. “I feel like a cat with more than nine lives.

Whenever I think I can’t get any better, I suddenly get a second wind,” the now-single mom of two said of life’s ups and downs. “I’ve gone through several stages: denial, anger, pain, frustration, anger again, pain again.

Now I’m in a survival stage. Like, just get your head above water. And it’s a reflection stage. And a stage of working very hard and when I have time with my children, really spend it with them.” READ MORE: Shakira Talks Learning She Was ‘Betrayed’ By Ex Gerard Piqué While Her Father Was In The ICU “Sometimes I think being a single mom and the rhythm of being a pop star aren’t compatible,” the 46-year-old added while telling Billboard of the challenges that come with balancing the two. “I have to put my kids to bed, go to the recording studio; everything is uphill.