Shakira and her sons.Photo:Rodrigo Varela/GettyShakirais getting candid about life as a single mom to her two boys.In anew interviewwith Zane Lowe, the “Hips Don’t Lie” singer, 47, discussed her relationship with her sons Milan, 11, and Sasha, 9, whom she shares with ex Gerard Piqué. Saying that she’s often “very busy,” Shakira notes that her days are jam-packed as she tries to fit in family time.“I’ve been shooting a video, shooting photos, preparing for another video, preparing for my album release,” the mom of two says. “So I’m going to sleep every day around 9 a.m. The next day, 9 a.m., 11 a.m.““Yesterday, I came home at seven in the morning. My kids were already waiting for me, so I had breakfast with them, stayed up with them. Sometimes I don’t even go to sleep until it’s their bedtime. That’s what I do because I want to spend time with my kids and put them to bed and then I pass out.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Shakira during the 2023 Premios Juventud Awards with her two sons.Gladys Vega/Getty ImagesAdding that “it’s been intense,” Shakira chalks it up to the “beauty” of balancing it all.“It’s the first time I have to actually, you know, deal with so much as a single mother. So, it’s challenging. But they’re great.“In November, Shakirabrought her sons along as her plus-oneswhen she attended the2023 Latin Grammy Awards. As she accepted the award for Song of the Year — a category in which she was nominated for three separate tracks — the musician dedicated the honor to her boys.Explaining in Spanish that she promised her boys “that I will be happy,” Shakira said, “I have promised them that they will have a mother who will laugh as hard as she can, because they deserve it.“Adding that she wants to put that happiness into the music she writes and anything she puts out in the world, she concluded, “As a friend once told me, there is nothing in the past. Only the future is remembered.“Shakira and Piqué, 37, publiclyended their 11-year romancein June 2022.
Shakira and her sons.Photo:Rodrigo Varela/Getty
Rodrigo Varela/Getty
Shakirais getting candid about life as a single mom to her two boys.In anew interviewwith Zane Lowe, the “Hips Don’t Lie” singer, 47, discussed her relationship with her sons Milan, 11, and Sasha, 9, whom she shares with ex Gerard Piqué. Saying that she’s often “very busy,” Shakira notes that her days are jam-packed as she tries to fit in family time.“I’ve been shooting a video, shooting photos, preparing for another video, preparing for my album release,” the mom of two says. “So I’m going to sleep every day around 9 a.m. The next day, 9 a.m., 11 a.m.““Yesterday, I came home at seven in the morning. My kids were already waiting for me, so I had breakfast with them, stayed up with them. Sometimes I don’t even go to sleep until it’s their bedtime. That’s what I do because I want to spend time with my kids and put them to bed and then I pass out.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Shakira during the 2023 Premios Juventud Awards with her two sons.Gladys Vega/Getty ImagesAdding that “it’s been intense,” Shakira chalks it up to the “beauty” of balancing it all.“It’s the first time I have to actually, you know, deal with so much as a single mother. So, it’s challenging. But they’re great.“In November, Shakirabrought her sons along as her plus-oneswhen she attended the2023 Latin Grammy Awards. As she accepted the award for Song of the Year — a category in which she was nominated for three separate tracks — the musician dedicated the honor to her boys.Explaining in Spanish that she promised her boys “that I will be happy,” Shakira said, “I have promised them that they will have a mother who will laugh as hard as she can, because they deserve it.“Adding that she wants to put that happiness into the music she writes and anything she puts out in the world, she concluded, “As a friend once told me, there is nothing in the past. Only the future is remembered.“Shakira and Piqué, 37, publiclyended their 11-year romancein June 2022.
Shakirais getting candid about life as a single mom to her two boys.
In anew interviewwith Zane Lowe, the “Hips Don’t Lie” singer, 47, discussed her relationship with her sons Milan, 11, and Sasha, 9, whom she shares with ex Gerard Piqué. Saying that she’s often “very busy,” Shakira notes that her days are jam-packed as she tries to fit in family time.
“I’ve been shooting a video, shooting photos, preparing for another video, preparing for my album release,” the mom of two says. “So I’m going to sleep every day around 9 a.m. The next day, 9 a.m., 11 a.m.”
“Yesterday, I came home at seven in the morning. My kids were already waiting for me, so I had breakfast with them, stayed up with them. Sometimes I don’t even go to sleep until it’s their bedtime. That’s what I do because I want to spend time with my kids and put them to bed and then I pass out.”
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Shakira during the 2023 Premios Juventud Awards with her two sons.Gladys Vega/Getty Images
Gladys Vega/Getty Images
Adding that “it’s been intense,” Shakira chalks it up to the “beauty” of balancing it all.
“It’s the first time I have to actually, you know, deal with so much as a single mother. So, it’s challenging. But they’re great.”
In November, Shakirabrought her sons along as her plus-oneswhen she attended the2023 Latin Grammy Awards. As she accepted the award for Song of the Year — a category in which she was nominated for three separate tracks — the musician dedicated the honor to her boys.
Explaining in Spanish that she promised her boys “that I will be happy,” Shakira said, “I have promised them that they will have a mother who will laugh as hard as she can, because they deserve it.”
Adding that she wants to put that happiness into the music she writes and anything she puts out in the world, she concluded, “As a friend once told me, there is nothing in the past. Only the future is remembered.”
Shakira and Piqué, 37, publiclyended their 11-year romancein June 2022.
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