She is no ordinary Miami sports mom.
When Shakira watches her sons play basketball in a community center she wears yoga pants and tees — but rocks up in a custom Lamborghini.
Welcome to Shakira’s new life in Florida, where she has put disastrous years of infidelity, tax evasion and a musical drought behind her, to launch a stunning comeback as the Queen of Latin Music.
The 47-year-old moved to Miami with her sons Milan and Sasha in April 2023 to build a new life as a single mom, after their father Gerard Piqué cheated on her with a model more than 20 years her junior.
She left behind life with Piqué in Barcelona, where she also faced jail for tax evasion, determined to enter a new era.
And it seems to be paying off.
Last weekend she made a surprise appearance at Coachella standing in front of a sign saying “world tour,” then announced a 14-date tour in fall to showcase her new all-Spanish album, “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran” — which translates to “Women No Longer Cry,” and features 16 eyebrow-raising songs, some of which appear to be diss tracks about her ex.
Much to the delight of festivalgoers, Shakira joined Argentinean producer Bizarrap for two songs, including “La Fuerte.” Clad in a custom-dyed, fiery ombre silk chiffon knit dress by Natalia Fedner, knee-high leg warmers and 3-inch patent leather boots, Shakira slayed the Indio, California scene.
The album is her first record in seven years and takes listeners on a musical journey, following her contentious 2022 split with Piqué — who cheated on her with model Clara Chía Marti.
Shakira supposedly found out about the affair from an empty jar of jelly in her fridge, although the singer has disputed that account. Marti, 25, is now officially 37-year-old Piqué’s partner.
But the singer has not disputed that she placed a witch-like mannequin on the balcony of her Barcelona home, which faced that of her former mother-in-law, Montserrat Bernabeu.
And one of her new album tracks, “BZRP Music Sessions #53,” is clearly aimed at Piqué with the lyrics, “You left my mother-in-law as my neighbor, with the press at the door and the debt in the treasury.”
The debt included millions in unpaid taxes for which the Spanish government was prosecuting Shakira, with the threat of up to eight years in prison. She cut a deal to pay a $7.6m fine and accept a suspended sentence in November.
The album is a return to music after a long hiatus which she laid at her — now retired — professional soccer player partner’s feet.
“For a long time I put my career on hold, to be next to Gerard, so he could play football,” the Grammy winner told the Sunday Times. “There was a lot of sacrifice for love.”
But in Miami, she has found her new voice, with her new album already number 1 on Billboard’s Top Latin chart, making her the first woman with number 1 albums across four decades.
And she has been on a publicity blitz, including a pop-up concert in Times Square, which attracted over 40,000 fans, and appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” and legendary music producer Nile Rodgers’ podcast, “Deep Hidden Meaning Radio.” The world tour will, of course, include a Miami date.
Friends attribute her success to her settled life in Miami Beach, where her parents William Mebarak Chadid, 92, and Nidia del Carmen Ripoll Torrado, 81, also reside.
The “Hips Don’t Lie” singer is often seen zipping around town in her custom matte purple Lamborghini Urus — the world’s fastest SUV.
The car’s interior boasts custom neon lime-green-and-white seats and matching steering wheel. Its top speed is 192mph.
Shakira uses the $260,000 SUV to ferry her two sons, Milan, 11 and Sasha, 9, between her $20m home and the $46,000-a-year Miami Country Day School as well as the nearby community center where the boys play sports.
Several local moms revealed that Shakira often attends their basketball games in the low-key gymnasium, enthusiastically cheering her sons on.
When it comes to her kids’ extracurricular activities, the fashion-forward singer seems to have adopted the
Miami mom look, eschewing her signature corsets and short skirts for yoga pants, tees, sneakers and a lightweight bomber jacket.
“Shakira comes to a lot of the games,” one mom divulged. “She dresses down and totally blends in. You wouldn’t know it’s even her.”
However, her flashy Lamborghini stands out, even in a sea of the usual G-wagons and Ferraris driven by moms.
It also made a recent appearance on Shakira’s Instagram feed, with the Colombian belting out her new song “Punteria” while driving with a friend.
And there is a possible romance with the British “Emily in Paris” star Lucien Laviscount, 31, whom she met when he was cast in Shakira’s video for the song “Punteria.”
In the steamy video, Shakira and Cardi B, who also sings on the track, are Amazonian women hunting a centaur with toned abs and hooves, played by a shirtless Laviscount.
Shakira wounds him with an arrow and then heals him. In the video, their sexual chemistry is palpable. Since then, the couple was spotted having dinner at Carbone in New York City.
While Laviscount flew to Miami for the video, the hunky actor lives in England and films his hit show, “Emily in Paris,” in France.
Nevertheless, a friend told The Post, “It’s not serious. Every time she goes out with a man, they create a romance. That’s the price of being a public icon.”
The friend confirmed that Shakira is firmly entrenched in Miami and is not looking for long-distance love.
Laviscount has also been branded as a social climber with dalliances with female singers like Kerry Katona and Jesy Nelson, as well as Kelly Osbourne. Laviscount and Shakira’s representatives did not respond for a comment.
Since her split from Piqué, Shakira has also been linked to F1 racecar driver Lewis Hamilton and, closer to home, the Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler. Neither of those relationships were ever officially confirmed.
Even Tom Cruise allegedly made a play for a date, during the 2023 F1 Grand Prix in Miami, but was rebuffed.
The “Wherever, Whenever” singer often pops up at Miami’s biggest events.
Page Six revealed that she attended Art Basel last December with her brother Tonino, where she inspected a painting by the artist Mickalene Thomas, “High Priestess,” which had been previously sold for $500,000.
Shakira also visited the Red Dot fair with her son Sasha, to support Colombian artist and friend Yei Duran.
And last month, Shakira brought her kids to the Miami Open, the glitzy tennis tournament, for the men’s final match, played between Italian Jannik Sinner and Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov. Shakira, clad in a cream-colored corset, mingled with fans before watching Sinner win.
The kids have also become friends with Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen’s son Benjamin, 14, and daughter Vivian, 11, thanks to their moms taking them to dinner together. All four children attend Miami Country Day.
Aside from being a devoted sports mom, Shakira also takes her kids jet-skiing right from the dock of her $11.6m waterfront Miami Beach mansion.
Sasha and Milan also hang out with their famous mom while she’s recording at Sony Music’s studio across the causeway in Miami.
They are so comfortable at the recording studio, that Sasha and Milan made their singing debut on the track, “Acrostico.” According to Shakira, her children’s involvement happened organically.
“They started to sing the song on the microphone because they already knew it by heart from listening to me,” Shakira told Nile Rodgers during her podcast interview.
“How could I resist?” she continued. “Their voices sound so sweet, and I feel like they’re really good singers. And they were in tune with the song, you know, with the sentiment in the song.”
The proud mom told Rodgers, “I’ve had many wonderful collaborations on this album, in my career, but nothing like with my kids.”
