The global sensation and Grammy winner, Shakira, set the 2026 World Cup final halftime show on fire as billions tuned in to watch her perform. The 49 year old pop star broke viewership records with her performance as her ex boyfriend and the father of her two children, Gerard Piqué, looked uncomfortable as he watched perform. Amid this, her recent statement on heartbreak has moved fans.

Shakira opens up about how she felt after Gerard Piqué’s betrayal amid her 2026 World Cup Final's half time showA few days ago, in an interview with PEOPLE, Shakira reflected on her life as she said, “I always thought that I was more fragile or weaker than what life proved me to be…”

The global sensation added, “Behind every experience in life, there's always a lesson, and we have to be grateful for all those lessons, even for the people that leave you with scars…because they just make us better.”

The multiple Grammy winner, Shakira, continued, “I would say to that girl back in her 20s to enjoy more, to believe in herself more. I think women, as time goes by, we just acquire this new confidence. Even though we don't look as perfect as in our 20s, it's beautiful to just be yourself and accept who you are.”

Over the last few years, Shakira has often spoken about how being in a relationship with Gerard Piqué for over a decade has only “dragged her down” in her life.

What really went wrong between Shakira and her ex boyfriend, the former World Cup star Gerard Piqué after dating for over a decade?For the unversed, Shakira and Gerard Piqué were together for 11 years after they started dating in 2011. The relationship ended in 2022 as Gerard Piqué was accused of cheating on the pop sensation.

In many such interviews, Shakira has opened up about how she was forced to give up on the family she had envisioned for herself and how it devastated her.

To make matters worse, Shakira had also opened up about how she had gotten to know that Gerard Piqué cheated on her from the media while her father was hospitalised.

Though many expected Shakira to take some time off to deal with the issues in her personal life, Shakira resumed work and bounced back on the stage fairly quickly as she kept her emotions aside.

With her recent performance at the 2026 World Cup final halftime show, Shakira has now broken records of viewership with this being her fourth time performing in the tournament as fans cant stop talking about her beautiful performance.

Interestingly, Shakira is the only artist in history to perform the maximum number of times in the World Cup.