“At the Super Bowl, for example. I mean, it’s the most important stage in the US, but I had this huge responsibility, and I feel that maybe J.Lo also felt the same way, to represent a minority and a demographic that is so much more than the clichés. We have so much to show to the world, to share with the world, and I’ve always felt that kind of responsibility.”

As talk turns to the Super Bowl, Shakira rounds up our interview by sharing yet another extraordinary story involving her infamous mane of hair and proving that even stars of her magnitude can have beauty mishaps.

“You wouldn’t believe what happened to me the night before the Super Bowl,” she confides, laughing now at the memory. “My hair is the biggest source of suffering in my life! I couldn’t even begin to tell you, things that happen to me only happen to me and my hair.

“So I was dying my hair the night before the Super Bowl, with the exact same hair dye that I use every time. And that night, my hair decided to turn black! It was [also] my birthday. It was almost midnight. And of course, the next day I had to be up and ready and perfect and fresh. But no, of course there had to be some kind of drama, especially before the Super Bowl! I was freaking out.

“We had to dye it again, using 40 [volume] peroxide water. My scalp got really irritated. A lot of stuff happened after that… But I tell you something, my hair does really cruel things to me because it’s always keeping me on the edge, but it also survives a lot. It’s very resilient.”

And with that, I’m left thinking that Shakira’s description of her hair could well be a metaphor for herself: she certainly keeps us on edge, survives a lot and is clearly very resilient.