I guess that's another way of saying Shakira hears the tick-tock of her biological clock :) Shakira is comfortable with the physical changes that can come after having a baby because a baby is worth it.

"My body feels like it is asking to reproduce, to have a huge belly and carry babies," she tells the new issue of Rolling Stone, on newsstands today. "My boyfriend is six feet tall, and sometimes I feel like I'm his keychain, a small thing."

Although Shakira is in a monogamous relationship with investment banker Antonio de la Rua (and they've been together for the past nine years), the singer has no plans to get married.

"We live in a society that represses women's subconscious dreams," Shakira, who considers herself a die-hard feminist, says.

"You know, women have to make enormous efforts through life, much larger than men. We deal with so many pressure: the pressure of aesthetics, and how society wants us to deliver our performances as mothers, daughters and wives.

"It's funny how the papers want to see you married, and then they want to see you divorced," she continues. "Well, I won't do any of it."

So it sounds like Shakira feels limited by the idea of getting married. Marriage certainly does require compromise! Do you feel it can be limiting in some ways?

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Shakira said she didn't always look as good as she does now in her thirties. And yes, she, too, has suffered from bouts of insecurities about her looks.

"As a teenager I was plump but my appearance wasn't so important at that time. I focused much more on my music and song writing.

"I know that image in this profession is a matter of opinion. I think the external appearance in show business is important and over the years I've discovered my assets. Honestly, I've never seen myself as a goddess or sex symbol."

"We all have our insecurities but I used to have more of those days in my twenties. I found nothing satisfied me and I just wanted to hide from the world.

"You should always make the most of what you’ve got and I think I've tried my entire life to figure it out.

"I wouldn't have made a video like 'She Wolf' when I was younger, that's for sure."

There's that bit again about feeling less confident in her twenties... that seems to be a theme for today! I definitely think adolescence is over-rated; do you think the twenties are, too?

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It was a big night last night at the MTV Video Music Awards! From Lady GaGa's performance to Kanye West's drama to Beyonce's kindness towards Taylor Swift, it's easy to forget the winners :) So here's the list:

• Video of the Year: Beyonce ('Single Ladies, Put a Ring on It')
• Best Female Video of the Year: Taylor Swift ('You Belong to Me')
• Best Rock Video: Green Day ('21 Guns')
• Best Pop Video: Britney Spears ('Womanizer')
• Best Male Video: TI, featuring Rihanna ('Live Your Life')
• Best Hip Hop Video: Eminem ('We Made You')

Best New Artist: Lady GaGa
Best Video That Should Have Won A Moonman: Beastie Boys ('Sabotage')
Best Breakthrough Video: Matt and Kim ('Lessons Learned')
Best Art Direction: Lady GaGa ('Paparazzi')
Best Choreography: Beyonce ('Single Ladies')
Best Cinematography: Green Day ('21 Guns')
Best Direction: Green Day ('21 Guns')
Best Editing: 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)'
Best Special Effects: Lady GaGa ('Paparazzi')

The red carpet was busy, including: Madonna, Lady GaGa (arriving and with her award), Katy Perry, Shakira, Alicia Keys, Kanye West and Amber Rose, Leighton Meester, Russell Brand, Pink and Carey Hart, Gerard Butler, Katy Perry and Kristen Cavallari, and, of course, Beyonce.
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