Shakira says she firmly believes there’s a “special place in Hell” for women who don’t uplift one another.
During a chat with Henar Álvarez on the Spanish late-night show Al Cielo Con Ella, the global star opened up about a segment featured in her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour. The segment introduces fans to the “The 10 Commandments of a She-Wolf.”
Álvarez pointed to the fifth commandment—“A She-Wolf doesn’t attack, she defends”—and playfully challenged it.
“My question is: Are we sure about that, Shakira?” she joked around the 21-minute mark. “You don’t think that sometimes an attack is the best defense?”
Shakira responded, “No, what I emphasize a lot with these 10 She-Wolf commandments are two things: self-love, which is very important, and love for the pack. To not compete, to help and support each other mutually, especially amongst women.”
She went on to reference Madeleine Albright, adding, “Like Madeleine Albright said with the incredible phrase, ‘There is a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.’ I think that’s what I base it on, and that’s the cornerstone of where the 10 Commandments of the She-Wolves are established from.”
Back in June 2022, Shakira made headlines worldwide after confirming her split from Gerard Piqué following allegations that he cheated with his now-partner Clara Chia Martí.
Although it didn’t come up during her interview with Henar Álvarez, Shakira appears to throw subtle shade at Clara Chia Martí through her “She-Wolf” commandments featured in the ongoing Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, which kicked off last February in Rio de Janeiro.
“She-Wolves will not covet their neighbors’ possessions. ¡Claramente!,” reads the ninth commandment.
The word “claramente”—Spanish for “clearly”—also plays as a clever jab tied to Clara’s name, and fans may remember it from Shakira’s fiery 2022 diss track, BZRP Music Session #53.
After drawing a record-breaking crowd of 400,000 in Mexico City in March, Shakira is gearing up to bring the tour back to the U.S. for a second run, hitting major arenas across the country through July 25. Next, she’ll take things to Madrid for a multi-night residency at a custom-built venue, Estadio Shakira.
Looking ahead, on May 2, she’s set to perform at Copacabana Beach, where organizers are expecting a crowd of at least one million people—matching the massive turnouts previously seen for Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga in 2025.
