'Give her some meat!' Shakira reveals she asked for her Zootopia character Gazelle to have 'bigger hips' because she was 'too skinny'

By Iona Kirby For Dailymail.com

Published: 16:40 EST, 2 March 2016 | Updated: 17:24 EST, 2 March 2016

She is portraying Gazelle in the much-anticipated Disney movie Zootopia.

But even though her character is an animal that also happens to be a famous pop star, Shakira still wants it to be realistic.

The 39-year-old revealed to People magazine that she asked the film's animators to give the gazelle more curves.

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'She was a little too skinny for me': Shakira has revealed that she got animators to give her Zootopia character Gazelle 'bigger hips'
'She was a little too skinny for me': Shakira has revealed that she got animators to give her Zootopia character Gazelle 'bigger hips'

'She was a little too skinny for me': Shakira has revealed that she got animators to give her Zootopia character Gazelle 'bigger hips'

'She was a little too skinny for me, so I asked them to give her bigger hips,' Shakira confessed. 'I said, “Come on, guys. Give her some meat!” And they did.' 

In the trailers for Zootopia, Gazelle is shown performing as animals across the city watch her in awe.

She wears a typical Shakira stage outfit, in the form of a sequined red top and matching red fringed skirt - and her hips definitely don't lie.

Shakira said that her youngest son Sasha is a fan of the Gazelle doll she has - or rather, chewing on it.

New song: The singer, pictured in September, also recorded the track Try Everything for the movie - which she says her eldest son Milan loves

New song: The singer, pictured in September, also recorded the track Try Everything for the movie - which she says her eldest son Milan loves

Her hips don't lie: Like Shakira, Gazelle is a famous pop star in the much-anticipated Disney movie

Her hips don't lie: Like Shakira, Gazelle is a famous pop star in the much-anticipated Disney movie

'He’s teething right now, so he will chew on pretty much anything, but he enjoyed my Gazelle fringe skirt!' she told People.

As well as having a character in the movie, Shakira also recorded the song Try Everything for it.

Speaking about the inspiration behind the track, she said: 'It conveys a powerful message: Essentially be unafraid of the size of your own dreams and just fight against all odds for your calling and defend it.'

A sweet family: The 39-year-old recently shared this photo with partner Gerard Pique and their sons Milan, three, and Sasha, 13 months

A sweet family: The 39-year-old recently shared this photo with partner Gerard Pique and their sons Milan, three, and Sasha, 13 months

The Colombian beauty shared that her eldest son loves it, adding: 'I caught Milan singing the lyrics to Try Everything. I never actually taught him, but he knows it by heart! It was so cute. These are magical moments that are priceless to me.'

Shakira and her Spanish football player partner Gerard Piqué are parents to three-year-old Milan and 13-month-old Sasha.

Zootopia follows Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin), the first rabbit to join the police force, where the officers are usually the bigger and fiercer animals.

'Sasha likes Gazelle so much, he's been eating her fringe skirt!!': Shakira said last month that her youngest son has been chewing on her Gazelle doll

'Sasha likes Gazelle so much, he's been eating her fringe skirt!!': Shakira said last month that her youngest son has been chewing on her Gazelle doll

And Rich Moore, one of the film's co-directors, said during a recent Q&A that Shakira immediately was on board with the movie once she heard the story, according to Cinema Blend.

He revealed: ''The one thing that really got her was, we explained the story to her, she said, "You know what, when I was a little girl, growing up in Colombia ... I wanted to be a cop, just like Judy, because I didn’t like bullies, and I didn’t like bad people doing bad things to good people. So, this story really speaks to my heart, I’m in."'

Zootopia hits cinemas in the US on March 4, and according to Deadline it is expected to draw in between $60m and $70m on its opening weekend. 

Coming soon: Zootopia hits cinemas in the US on March 4, and according to Deadline it is expected to draw in between $60m and $70m on its opening weekend. Shakira is pictured at the premiere last month

Coming soon: Zootopia hits cinemas in the US on March 4, and according to Deadline it is expected to draw in between $60m and $70m on its opening weekend. Shakira is pictured at the premiere last month

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