Formula One driver Carlos Sainz is rumored to be the love doctor behind speculation that Lewis Hamilton and Shakira are in the early stages of dating, as the Colombian singer and British star spend more and more time together over the summer.
After a series of public outings, including a boat trip in Miami and dining together with friends in Barcelona, it's been revealed that both parties are keeping things 'fun and flirty' for now.
Shakira announced her separation from soccer star Gerard Pique in June 2022 after spending 11 years together, and is believed to be taking her time before seriously committing herself to a relationship once again.
Hamilton, on the other hand, has been linked to a number of famous women, such as Rita Oran, and Nicki Minaj, since calling it quits with longtime girlfriend and US pop artist Nicole Scherzinger after seven years together.
Now, Spanish sports journalist Pip Estrada is claiming that Sainz, who's close friends with Hamilton, set his F1 associate with the 'Hips Don't Lie' singer.
'Are they friends or is this a story of Instagram I follow you and invite you to dinner?', asked Emma Garcia, who's the host of Fiesta -- a talk show on TV in Spain -- via Marca.
'It is because of friends in common,' replied Pipi, who's actual full name is Jose Manuel Estrada. 'She knows that Hamilton likes her music and, all of a sudden, she gets the bug to know about Formula 1 and that's how they got together.
'There is a key thing in this relationship,' he added. 'Carlos Sainz knows Shakira and Carlos Sainz has a very good relationship with Hamilton. That's where they've come together. That's where this relationship is born, with Carlos Sainz.'
Shakira, 46, was also linked with dating Tom Cruise, 60, but it's been said that the former World Cup singer rejected his advances to potentially take things further beyond the boundaries of friendship.
Cruise, who's also close friends with Hamilton, 38, was at the Miami Grand Prix with Shakira, and is said to have thought that he and the 'Whenever, Wherever' singer and him 'had incredible chemistry and taking it as a slam dunk they'd be dating in no time'.
But now, the action film star is said to have had his 'pride dented' after Shakira let him know that she's more interested in his 'buddy', Lewis, than she is in him.
'It was a huge dent to Tom's ego, it stung all the more because he considers Lewis a buddy,' a source told Radar Online.
DailyMail.com's contacted Shakira and Hamilton's representatives for comment.
A day after appearing with Cruise at the Miami Grand Prix, 'Shak' received Billboard's first Woman of the Year award at the Latin Women in Music gala.
In her acceptance speech, the singer, who's real name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, opened up on her takeaways from her split with Pique, her former partner.
'This has been a year of seismic change in my life where I've felt more than ever — and very personally — what it is to be a woman,' she told the crowd after collecting her award.
'It's been a year where I've realized we women are stronger than we think, braver than we believed, more independent than we were taught to be,' Shakira continued.
'Because what woman hasn't at some time in her life forgotten herself because she's seeking the attention and love of someone else?
'It happened to me, more than once.'
kiycdektyz
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She likes them young
supdprtu
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No one sees anything wrong about a female star swapping men like underwears but if it were a male.... it'll be a book by now
CHICKIESMP
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the secret is to be rich and these women don't have anything else to worry about. stars my foot. from one man to the next like flipping pages. how much men and women get rotation in this celeb dating circus
Cohabdensy
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She is a Kuga..Is the end of him now..Of all the woman in the world Shakira come on bro.
darkxiao
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It's their life and both are adults with no relationship status, just let them enjoy it
Ceoaciknpz
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Celebs chewing each others saliva because they want to date in their circle after all