Shakira has opened up about split from soccer star Gerard Piqué for the first time

Shakira explained: 'So it’s hard. And I’ve tried to conceal the situation in front of my kids. I try to do it and to protect them, because that’s my number one mission in life. 'But then they hear things in school from their friends or they come across some disagreeable, unpleasant news online, and it just affects them, you know?