SHAKIRA has been forced to cancel her Peru show, after being hospitalised.
The singing sensation, 48, is on her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, and was due to perform in Lima, Peru on Sunday evening.
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But she has now said in a statement that she unable to perform, due to abdominal pain.
Shakira said: “I am sorry to inform you all that last night I had to go to the ER for an abdominal issue and am currently hospitalised.
“The doctors whose care I am currently under have communicated that I am not in good enough condition to perform this evening.
“I am very sad to not be able to take to the stage today, I’ve been looking forward to reuniting with my incredible fans in Peru.
“I hope to be released and well tomorrow so I’m able to perform. My team and the promoters are already working on a new date to communicate to you.
“Thank you all for your understanding, I love you all. Shak.”
Shakira’s tour is set to continue across Latin America, before heading to the US and Canada in May, for a series of concerts through June.
Last year it was revealed she is breaking ticket sale records in South America, where she sold out 13 stadiums in less than two hours after she put the first dates on sale for her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour.
And eight years after she last toured the UK, Shakira is planning a grand return.
The Hips Don’t Lie singer has earmarked venues in the UK to host huge performances in 2026.
A concert insider said: “Shakira is a massive force in music around the world and it’s been a very long time since she last performed in the UK.
“She has a new lease of life with loads of youngsters into her music now, so she is hitting the road with her most ambitious and impressive tour ever.
“Shakira is chucking everything but the kitchen sink at her upcoming gigs and wants to do a full lap of the globe. She’s going all-out.”
The superstar, who headlined the Super Bowl half-time show in February 2020 with Jennifer Lopez, kicked off her gigs in Brazil in February.
The Sun was told she is hoping to arrive in the UK in 2026, with the tour likely to continue for years because she has seen more demand than ever before.
Shakira has had loads of hits during her career including Whenever Wherever, Underneath Your Clothes, Beautiful Liar with Beyonce, She Wolf, Waka Waka (This Time For Africa) and Can’t Remember To Forget You with Rihanna.
She recently released a new single called Soltera, too, which hit the Top 30 globally on Spotify.
Clearly she is still thirsty for more, though. She explained recently: “l always have the drive for more. There’s never a time that I come off stage and don’t think there’s something I could have done better.
“I can never say no to a challenge. There are always new mountains to climb.”
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