Shakira has said that she will never get married as she does not want to nosh tabloid press with sensational news if incase she gets divorced.

The ‘She Wolf’ hitmaker has been dating investment banker Antonio de la Rua for nine years but is not ready to marry him yet.

“It’s funny how the papers want to see you married, and then they want to see you divorced.

Well, I won’t do any of it,” Contactmusic quoted her as telling Rolling Stone magazine.

However, Shakira expressed her desire to have a baby with her partner. She added: “My body feels like it is asking to reproduce, to have a huge belly and carry babies.”