It has been rumored this month that music artist Shakira has been seeing Components One driver Lewis Hamilton, and a supply advised Individuals that issues are early, however they’re rising nearer.
“They’re spending time collectively and within the ‘attending to know you’ stage,” stated the insider. “It is enjoyable and flirty.”
Here is every thing we find out about Hamilton and his reference to Shakira thus far.
Who’s Lewis Hamilton?
Hamilton is a British race-car driver, and a really profitable one. He is been driving since he was solely eight-years-old, and his expertise was famous and cultivated early after he gained the British Kart Championship when he was 10-years-old. At 15, Hamilton was the youngest-ever driver to be ranked primary in karting.
The 38-year-old now owns the Components One file for profession race victories and he turned the primary Black driver to win the F1 world drivers’ championship in 2008.
How lengthy have Shakira and Hamilton been seeing one another?
In Could, Shakira was seen with Hamilton and a few of his buddies close to Miami on a ship simply after she attended the 2023 Grand Prix, the place he was competing.
She went to the race with actor Tom Cruise, briefly spurring rumors the 2 could be courting. However a supply advised Us Weekly that Shakira discovered these rumors “hilarious.”
“Shakira had a good time hanging out with Tom at F1 however she has little interest in courting him,” they stated. “He was very nice and he or she loved his firm, however she is not targeted on courting him or anyone else in the meanwhile.”
The insider added, “She has lots on her plate and is targeted on her youngsters and profession for now.”
Nonetheless, this month, Shakira was on the F1 Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, Spain. Hamilton was driving for Mercedes and got here in second place. They have been seen out for dinner afterwards with buddies Daniel Caesar, Fai Khadra and Mustafa, the latter of whom posted an Instagram Story wherein the rumored couple are sitting subsequent to 1 one other and he has his hand round her waist.
Who else have they been romantically linked to?
Shakira broke up along with her longtime accomplice, soccer participant Gerard Pique, in June 2022. They share two kids, Milan and Sasha, and first obtained collectively in 2011.
In an announcement, reported by Web page Six, they stated, “We remorse to verify that we’re separating. For the well-being of our youngsters, who’re our highest precedence, we ask that you just respect our privateness. Thanks to your understanding.”
The privateness was not lengthy lasting and the break up was extremely publicized, particularly because it was revealed Pique had cheated on the singer. Final month, Shakira appeared to touch upon the massive change whereas accepting Billboard‘s first Lady of the 12 months award on the inaugural Latin Girls in Music gala.
“This has been a yr of seismic change in my life the place I’ve felt greater than ever — and really personally — what it’s to be a girl,” she stated. “It has been a yr the place I’ve realized we girls are stronger than we expect, braver than we believed, extra impartial than we have been taught to be.”
Shakira continued, “As a result of what lady hasn’t at a while in her life forgotten herself as a result of she’s in search of the eye and love of another person? It occurred to me, greater than as soon as.”
Hamilton cut up up with longtime girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger in 2015, and has been linked up to now to Rita Ora and Nicki Minaj.
Aimée Lutkin is the weekend editor at ELLE.com. Her writing has appeared in Jezebel, Glamour, Marie Claire and extra. Her first ebook, The Lonely Hunter, might be launched by Dial Press in February 2022.