Lili Estefan Reveals the Question Gerard Piqué Asked Her After His Breakup With Shakira

• Lili Estefan and Gerard Piqué
• She Recalled Their Beverly Hills Encounter
• Shakira Controversy Resurfaces

A chance encounter between Lili Estefan and Gerard Piqué at a hotel in Beverly Hills turned into an unexpected conversation that the television host decided to share during a recent episode of El Gordo y La Flaca.

Estefan explained that the former Barcelona soccer star approached her directly to ask about the way the show had covered his highly publicized breakup with Shakira.

The story came up as Raúl De Molina recalled the incident and jokingly suggested that Estefan and Piqué had a good relationship—a claim she immediately dismissed.

Far from describing it as a friendly meeting, the host clarified that the exchange was respectful, though it was marked by a question that completely caught her off guard.

How Lili Estefan and Gerard Piqué Met

When Raúl De Molina reminded viewers that she had previously told him about the encounter at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills, Lili decided to explain exactly what happened.

Before sharing the details, she firmly responded to her co-host’s teasing: «You think I like Piqué? Where did you get that idea?» She made it clear that the encounter did not change her opinion of the former soccer player.

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The journalist said that Piqué walked over to her and began the conversation by showing her a photo on his phone.

He then asked a question she says she has never forgotten: «Piqué came up to me, showed me a photo, and said, ‘Hey, are you Lili Estefan? Are you speaking badly about us?'»

The show’s response to the singer’s breakup

After hearing the story, Raúl De Molina responded with humor and made an ironic remark about the program’s coverage.

«Us? Speak badly about you, Piqué? Never in our lives,» he joked, prompting laughter from the rest of the studio team.

Both hosts agreed that their job had never been to attack the former player personally, but rather to report on and discuss the events surrounding his split from the Colombian singer.

According to them, the criticism stemmed from the way several events unfolded publicly after the breakup—episodes that were widely covered by the media and circulated across social media.

 

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Lili Estefan stands by her opinion

During the conversation, Estefan reiterated that her opinion has not changed over time and that she still believes some of Piqué’s decisions sparked a strong public reaction.

She specifically referred to the public displays of affection between Piqué and Clara Chía shortly after his relationship with Shakira ended, while the breakup was still dominating headlines around the world.

According to Estefan, those images fueled criticism and intensified the public debate surrounding the former soccer star, both on entertainment programs and among millions of Shakira’s fans.

Wrapping up the discussion, she summed up her position with a direct statement: «He didn’t handle it well. He didn’t handle it well. It was way too much in public.» The comments have once again revived discussion about the highly publicized breakup and the lasting media attention surrounding Gerard Piqué and Shakira.