12 January,2011 08:58 AM IST | | Agencies
Shakira and her boyfriend of 11 years Antonio de la Rua, separated in August, they announced in an official statement to Spanish language newspaper El Pais on Monday.
De la Rua is the son of the former Argentine president, Fernando de la Rua, and is also Shakira's agent. In 2006, she talked about her desire to have a child within two years. That never happened.