How Chris Martin Showed Up for Shakira After Gerard Piqué Split

This friendship—like, this is perfection.

When Shakira was struggling after her split from longtime partner Gerard Piqué, she received support from fellow musician Chris Martin.

“He was there for me when I got separated and was heartbroken,” the “Hips Don’t Lie Singer” told Rolling Stone in comments published Dec. 19. “He was checking in every day to see how I was doing, sending me words of support and strength and wisdom.”

Shakira announced her separation from Gerard—with whom she shares sons Milan, 11, and Sasha, 9—in 2022 after 11 years together.

“The suffering I felt was probably the greatest I had ever experienced in my entire life, and it kept me from functioning at times,” Shakira explained in a Rolling Stone interview published in June. “It felt like someone had stabbed a hole in my chest. And the sensation was so real, almost physical. I physically felt like I had a hole in my chest and that people could see through me.”