Ana Navarro once tried to play matchmaker for Ben Affleck and Shakira!
The 54-year-old The View co-host revealed during Monday’s (September 28) episode that she previously tried to get the two stars together through Matt Damon.
Ana explained that the idea came to her while she was attending a Shakira concert in Miami, where Matt happened to be with his wife and daughters.
“I never met Ben Affleck,” Ana said, before adding that she had “tried to set him up once.”
She recalled realizing that Matt and Ben were close friends at a time when news had recently broken that Ben and Jennifer Lopez were splitting up.
Shakira had also previously ended her longtime relationship with Gerard Piqué, so Ana apparently saw an opportunity.
Ana said she floated the idea to Matt, but he pointed out one potential complication.
“I think she’s friends with J.Lo,” fellow co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin noted.
“Matt Damon said that could be complicated,” Ana replied.
That apparently hasn’t stopped her from still liking the idea.
“Enough time has passed where I think Ben Affleck needs to give Shakira [a call], and Shakira needs to give Ben Affleck [a call],” Ana said.
Alyssa wasn’t as convinced by the potential pairing, saying that she wanted “better for Shakira” and describing Ben‘s dating history as “a little messy.”
Whoopi Goldberg then pushed back on speculating too much about someone else’s relationships, noting that people on the outside don’t know what actually happens within a couple.
Ben and Jennifer finalized their divorce in 2025 after separating in 2024. Shakira and Gerard announced their split in 2022 after more than a decade together.
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