Days before the news broke, Shakira had told People that her only focus was her children and that she wasn’t looking for anyone. Life, as always, had other plans. 😏
On June 16, 2026, cameras caught her leaving the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood alongside Manuel García-Rulfo, 45, a Mexican actor born in Guadalajara. The name may not mean anything to you yet, but his face probably does: he’s Mickey Haller in Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer, he appeared in The Magnificent Seven with Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt, and in 2024 he starred in the adaptation of Pedro Páramo—coincidentally, Juan Rulfo was his great-uncle—. ✨
Neither spoke. Neither confirmed anything. The photos, leaked by the DeuxMoi account, spread all over the internet within hours. Shakira is on a break from her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, and he has just ended a relationship with Audrey McGraw, daughter of singers Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. The timing, it must be admitted, couldn’t have been more cinematic. 🎬