“He’s very good looking”: Shakira’s Flirty Remark Made Rafael Nadal Face a Dangerous Question About His Relationship

Rafael Nadal is poised to go down as one of the greatest athletes to ever exist in sports, let alone in tennis. Having been in the sport for over two decades, the 22-time Grand Slam Champion recently announced that he will be closing a major chapter in his life after this year, his tennis career. 

“He’s very good looking”: Shakira’s Flirty Remark Made Rafael Nadal Face a Dangerous Question About His Relationship

Besides being the iconic athlete who faced some of the greatest tennis stars to ever step foot on clay, Nadal boasts multiple appearances in commercials and even a music video of a massive Columbian-American singer. But it was this music video that put him in an awkward spot in public.

Shakira and Rafael Nadal once collaborated on one of her hit single’s music videos

Much like Rafael Nadal, Shakira is someone who has had tremendous success in the music business over the years. In 2009, the Hips Don’t Lie singer worked on her eighth studio album titled She Wolf, which featured a song that was based on her life. 

“He’s very good looking”: Shakira’s Flirty Remark Made Rafael Nadal Face a Dangerous Question About His Relationship

Gypsy is the song that’s being referred to, as in the making of the music video, the star elaborated on how she believes she’s exactly what the song’s lyrics describe.

A gypsy is a person who lives a lifestyle much different than how a commoner would, a life that includes embracing different cultures and a lot of traveling. 

Having admitted that it’s who she believes she is, Shakira’s immediate choice was to share the set with a person who has lived a similar life, and she thought Nadal fit the role perfectly since he started off his career very young, traveling across the world to get to where he is now. In the making of the music video, she said, 

When I thought of including someone in this video, I wanted this person to be someone I felt identified with… So I thought of Rafael Nadal because he is also a person who started his career very, very young and pursued his own goals. Also, he’s very good-looking.

Nadal obliged and collaborated with the star to produce a steamy video for a single that reached global success very quickly. But somehow, Nadal’s relationship was brought into the mix. 

When Rafael Nadal was asked if Maria Francisca Perello was okay with the Gypsy music video

Considering the intimate moments that were shared between Rafael Nadal and the singer in the Gypsy music video, it immediately had people wondering what his wife, Maria Francisca Perello thought about the tennis star sharing the screen with another woman. 

“He’s very good looking”: Shakira’s Flirty Remark Made Rafael Nadal Face a Dangerous Question About His Relationship

A year after Nadal shot the video, he was approached by a reporter who asked him how Perello felt about it. He claimed that she didn’t mind it at all and that it was all part of the business. Classy yet enlightening response, right? 

Nadal has never really been involved in controversies revolving around his wife or personal life. The tennis icon and his wife were together for 14 years before he married her in 2019. The former world No.1 ranked tennis star popped the question to Perello during a vacation in Rome (via PEOPLE).

Since then, the couple welcomed a baby boy in 2022. Nadal chooses to keep a lot of his personal details under wraps, which is extremely hard to do considering the high-profile status he carries. 

Besides being the loving wife that she is, PEOPLE mentioned that Perello worked for the Rafa Nadal Foundation, which was established for children to experience the “transformative power of sport and education”. Perello started working for the foundation as a project manager before being made the CEO.

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