Shakira’s mum ‘rushed to hospital with blood clot’ after dad’s health battle delayed Miami move following Pique split
SHAKIRA’S mum was reportedly rushed to hospital after a blood clot was found in her leg.
Nidia Ripoll was initially said to have suffered a stroke and was taken to hospital in Barcelona on Friday, according to reports.
But sources told Spanish media her health problem was related to deep vein thrombosis and had not affected her brain.
Nidia reportedly started feeling unwell last week and sought medical attention before being admitted to hospital as a matter of urgency.
According to El Heraldo, she is now “out of danger” and recovering at home while still undergoing regular check-ups from doctors.
Shakira has not commented on her mum’s hospitalisation.
It comes just months after the 46-year-old took her father, William Mebarak Chadid, to hospital after he suffered a bad fall and required treatment.
The 91-year-old was patched up in the hospital and Shakira shared a sweet photo of her giving him a kiss on the cheek as he was recovering.
William spent Christmas with his daughter in Barcelona after being released from a private medical centre in November.
Shakira is the only child of Nidia and William.
And her dad’s health has been linked to her decision to delay her big move to Miami with her two sons Milan, ten, and Sasha, eight, after her split from former footballer Gerard Pique.
She and former Barcelona star Pique, 36, called time on their 11-year romance last June before he went official with new girlfriend Clara Chia.
Shakira was expected to leave the Catalan capital for Florida at the start of the year after signing a child custody agreement with her ex.
It’s not yet clear if her mum’s health will lead to fresh delays in her plans to leave Spain.
It comes after the popstar appeared to burst into tears at New York’s M&M store after her first live performance of her scathing diss track.
Days before, the Hips Don’t Lie singer had belted out her diss track Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53 for the first time in a racy leather outfit on The Tonight Show.
She has used her music to fire a series of poisoned darts at retired footballer Pique and his new girlfriend over the last few months.
Speaking to Jimmy Fallon on the show, Shakira said she had to “put up with so much c**p” and had used her new diss track as “a healthy way to channel my emotions”.
In the new song, she takes swipes at Clara, who Pique was rumoured to have been started dating before they split.
Shakira makes it crystal clear she is referring to Clara with the lyrics: “I’m worth two 22’s. You traded a Ferrari for a Twingo. You traded a Rolex for a Casio.”
In another line, she takes a brazen hit at her ex, who she was not married to, as she sings “I’m too big for you, that’s why you’re with someone just like you” in the track.
Pique told Spanish newspaper El Pais he was “very happy” following his split from the singer and his retirement from football.
According to El Popular, Pique’s mum Montserrat Bernabéu knew he was cheating on Shakira and even helped him cover up the reported affair.
Journalist Laura Fa claimed: “Everything is because when the relationship between Piqué and Clara Chía began, they took refuge in a house that Pique’s parents have in Cabrils (Spain).
“While Shakira cried on her mother-in-law’s shoulder, she was an accomplice in hiding this new relationship.”