London, April 17 (IANS) Pop Singer Shakira's new boyfriend, football ace Gerard Pique has finally opened up about their romance, revealing the couple is "very happy".

The "Hips Don't Lie" hit maker began dating him after announcing her split from longtime boyfriend, Antonio de la Rua, in January, reports dailystar.co.uk.

She recently posted an image of the sportsman with his arms around her on her Twitter page, alongside the caption "Les presento a mi sol...", which translates as, "I present to you my sunshine."

Pique has now spoken out about the relationship, revealing he is trying to get used to the increased attention since he has started dating the superstar.

"It is a question of getting used to this new situation where you are being followed in the street. I try to take it in my stride," he said.

Acknowledging Shakira's gushing posts on the microblogging site about him, Pique said: "She simply wants to show that we are in a good place, that I am very happy and so is she, and that's all."