Lifestyle index · sourced and contextualised
Trivia & tastes
Books
A dated reading snapshot from her day-in-the-life interview, not a permanent all-time ranking.
Recorded with an attributable sourceThe school-themed Dora the Explorer picture book was published for the character's tenth anniversary.
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Cover sourceShakira identified this as her current reading in June 2024; the linked Open Library record is a bibliographic edition, not necessarily her physical copy.
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Cover sourceScholastic credits Shakira as author of the school-themed Dora picture book.
Named item linked to an attributable sourceMusic
A dated first-person listening snapshot from Rolling Stone, not a definitive lifetime favourites list.
Recorded with an attributable sourceIn 2026 she linked her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination to beginning as a rock artist and continuing to place rock songs on her albums.
Recorded with an attributable sourceFood
Shakira said people bring the cereal to her from Colombia and that she sometimes eats it at night when anxious; she also explicitly called it unhealthy, so this is a dated preference rather than diet guidance.
Recorded with an attributable sourceTraining
Trainer-described preparation for the 2020 halftime show, including 90-minute dance intervals and 60-minute strength sessions; not an everyday prescription.
Recorded with an attributable sourceDiet
Shakira diet searches reviewed on 2026-09-26 found third-party trainer plans and recycled meal summaries, not a reliable first-person description of her everyday diet.
Evidence review current to 2026-09-26Not verifiedSkincare
In a 2012 first-person interview she repeatedly called sunblock indispensable; this dated product habit is not medical advice.
Recorded with an attributable sourceFragrances
She said she was wearing Elixir in a 2012 launch interview. It was her own branded fragrance, so this is commercial self-use—not an independent perfume recommendation or evidence of her current signature scent.
Recorded with an attributable sourcePets
Shakira introduced both animals in 2021; this dated record does not imply their current status.
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