Chris Martin checked in on Shakira "every day" following her split from Gerard Pique.
The 47-year-old pop megastar and the former FC Barcelona footballer went their separate ways in 2022 after 12 years together, and the 'Waka Waka' singer has told how her Coldplay frontman pal Chris sent her "words of support" when she had been left "heartbroken" from the breakup.
She told Rolling Stone magazine: "He was there for me when I got separated and was heartbroken.
"He was checking in every day to see how I was doing, sending me words of support and strength and wisdom."
The 'Hips Don't Lie' hitmaker says 47-year-old Chris is a "very empathetic" person.
She added: "I see him as a person who sees life through a different lens, who’s sensitive to other people’s needs and very empathetic, very empathetic."
Shakira - who has sons Milan, 11, and Sasha, nine, with the ex-Manchester United footballer - learned just how "truly important friendship was" amid her split from Gerard.
She told Marie Claire UK: "My relationship [lasted] 12 years but my friends will be there a lifetime.
"When hardship came, that’s when I learned how truly important friendship was."
Despite her split, Shakira still believes in love.
She added: "I cannot say that I don’t believe in love because I see the example of my parents after 50 years together; how they look into each other’s eyes and hold hands and can’t live apart from each other. I’ve witnessed love, I just haven’t been that lucky myself.
"Monogamy is a utopia. But I’ve been compensated in other ways, with the love of my fans and my children and true friends.
"Oscar Wilde said that friendship is the purest form of love and I think that’s true. It lasts longer - at least in my experience."
