Gerard Pique’s social media debut with girlfriend Clara Chia Marti comes after his tumultuous breakup with longtime companion Shakira, making the timing of their introduction all the more intriguing.
While the 35-year-old Barcelona footballer and the 23-year-old student Clara have been seen holding hands and kissing on public streets in recent months, they had previously kept their romance under wraps.
Finally, on Wednesday, Gerard broke his Instagram silence by posting a cute snapshot of himself and his new girlfriend cuddling up together.
Pictured here is Clara taking a selfie with her new beau, Gerard leaning over the table to get close to him.
It’s time to say, “Qué guapos!” That’s so gorgeous in Spanish, he captioned the shot.
Gerard’s life has been turned upside down in recent weeks due to the ongoing fallout from his breakup with ex-girlfriend Shakira, 45.
The couple, who had been together for 11 years, announced their split in June 2022 and began co-parenting their two boys, Milan, 9, and Sasha, 7.
Shakira, who is most known for her hit song “Hips Don’t Lie,” finally spoke up about the breakup, calling it “the saddest hours of [her] life.”
She continued, “I’ve tried to conceal the situation in front of my kids,” she told Elle magazine. It’s my life’s work, along with protecting them, to do this.
According to news accounts, the exes finally agreed on child custody in November after a long meeting that lasted for 12 hours.
Shakira released a diss tune last month directed at her ex-boyfriend Gerard and his current girlfriend, which only served to heighten tensions between the two.
On the track BZRP Music Session #53 featuring Bizarrap, she sings: ‘Sorry baby, I should have thrown you out a while ago / A she-wolf like me is not for rookies / A she-wolf like me is not for guys like you / I’m too good for you, and that’s why you’re with someone just like you
‘I wish you luck with my supposed replacement / I don’t even know what happened to you. 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.’
It was claimed a few days later that Shakira had placed a really frightening life-size witch doll on the balcony of her apartment overlooking the home of her ex-mother-in-law.