Shakira's Cooking Hobby

Singer Shakira has taken up learning how to cook Arabic food because it's a tradition that runs in her family.

The Colombian pop star has been taught by her aunt, and says her first dinner party was a great success.

She says, "I've recently learned how to cook Arabic food. It's great food and I don't want the tradition to get lost in my family."

"My aunt cooks Lebanese food so I called her and she gave me all the recipes over the phone."

"I ended up doing a meal for six peoples which was really successful!"