The 'She Wolf' singer admits she used to feel guilty about splashing her cash because she is Catholic but soon realised her spending habits are a good thing.

She said: "I do like to enjoy things any normal girl my age enjoys: I jog in the park, watch really bad movies. I used to feel guilty - I am a Catholic girl after all - but today, the way I see it, shopping keeps the world rolling. A world where people don't consume? The economy gets worse."

The Colombian-born beauty also denied claims she has turned her back on her native country and insists she does everything she can to help.

Shakira - who now lives in Miami - told You magazine: "It couldn't be further from the truth - I go frequently to Colombia.

"I grew up understanding that in countries like mine when you are born poor, you are destined to die poor. I have seen how many children are recruited into the militia or into the drug-trafficking business at an early age because they are not safe at school, and I understood that I could do something about it even in a small way. No child wants to be a drug dealer or in the militia."