Look away, Shakira! Meet Clara Chia Marti, Gerard Piqué’s new love interest – the Barcelona footballer was snapped kissing the 23-year-old PR student barely 3 months after his break-up with the singer
- Shakira met Piqué while working on the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa and they have two sons together – Sasha and Milan – though they never married
- After the shock break-up announced in June, the Colombian singer reportedly plans to go back to Miami where she has family – while netizens are all over Chia Marti on Instagram
Barely three months since his break-up with his famous long-term partner, Colombian singer Shakira, Gerard Piqué is in the spotlight again with another development in his love life. The 35-year-old Barcelona footballer was photographed sharing a kiss at the Summerfest Cerdanya festival in Spain with his new girlfriend, Clara Chia Marti.
Not much is known about her though, as she seems to keep all her information private and out of the public eye. But here is what we do know about Piqué’s new love, who’s 12 years his junior …
How did their romance begin?
Chia Marti, 23 and also hailing from Spain, is said to be a public relations student that works for Kosmos, Gerard’s film and TV production company, where she handles special events, as per Life & Style magazine.
She was working as a waitress at a party held by Kosmos and the two reportedly met there – which has fuelled speculation that their relationship started before Piqué’s break-up with Shakira, according to Bolavip. British media also made this assertion, revealing that the couple met through the organisation and that sources close to them claimed they have been dating for some time.
She stays low-key on social media
Once the couple’s dating news was out in the open, Chia Marti seemed to rein in her social media – particularly her Instagram. She made her account private so photos of her are no longer out in the open.
Sources close to Piqué said, as per Life & Style magazine, “People have been helping him keep the romance hush-hush and have wiped Clara’s social media accounts so people can’t find photos of her. That alone makes his mates think he is actually quite serious about being with her.”
A close friend of hers added they shut down her public profiles to keep attention away from her and her relationship with Piqué, as per Celebsinfos.