Perhaps unsurprisingly, Pique and Shakira’s respective careers were the reason for their paths crossing in 2010, as they met on the set of a music video shoot. Rather bizarrely, Shakira – who is Colombian – had been chosen to co-write and sing the official song of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, ‘Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)’.
Pique was among a clutch of prominent players to feature in the music video, and he met Shakira on set in June 2010 shortly before the tournament began. The footballer happens to be 10 years the singer’s junior to the day, with both born on February 2.
“I wasn’t a soccer fan, so I didn’t know who he was,” Shakira told 60 Minutes in a 2020 interview. “When I saw the video, I was like, ‘Hmm, that one’s kind of cute’. And then someone decided to introduce us.” From there, their relationship blossomed.
