Mar 10
Maluma Celebrates Upcoming Fatherhood with Sizzling Playgirl Spread
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What does an international music superstar do to celebrate the upcoming birth of his future daughter? For Malumu, the Reggaeton trap-pop hitmaker it was simple: pose for a sexy spread in the reborn web version of Playgirl Magazine. And he did so with a reason – he wants the daughter he is having with his girlfriend Susana to be aware that the world sees him a sex symbol.
It also marks a change in the 30-year-old pop star's outlook, which began, according the Playgirl story, when he announced the pregnancy in his music video "Procura" last October. They have already given their daughter the name Paris.
Maluma tells Playgirl that a "period of time" will be devoted to Susana and Paris, but he anticipates the day when his daughter will see that the world sees him as a sex symbol and hopes "it will have a positive effect on the way she thinks about her sexuality and bodily autonomy in a Puritanical world where most young women are punished and shamed for both."
He also acknowledges the big lifestyle change from player to family man. "He knows he's already spent the past decade "enjoying the spoils of his 'nice life' with enough V.I.P. clubs, 'crazy' sexcapades, and last-minute trips to Miami, where he was 'living hard' by "drinking a lot and spending a lot of time with women," writes Playgirl.
"I was living a moment that I dreamt about," he recalls. "But if you really think about it, it's not a healthy life or a way to celebrate your success." Maluma sighs, "I just got tired of feeling like nothing of this craziness was myself."
His evolved attitude came through his devotion to Buddhism, which grounded him and disciplined to a new level that he didn't know existed. He also met Susana, an architect and designer who prefers a low profile, who shares his desire for a "totally different lifestyle."
"With her," Playgirl continues, "he wants to embrace his new role as a family man, and she knows the way he'll provide for them is by singing about sex and romance to millions of people. Not to mention, 'training even harder, working out harder and getting hotter every day.'"
His experience with Susana, Playgirl continues, taught him that the key to being both a dedicated family man and a suave sex god is understanding "how to balance his life" as both Maluma and Juan Luis Londoño Arias (his real-name), while still staying true to who he is.
Nor did Susana object in the least to the Playgirl spread, which contains the shirtless and much-tatted singer/songwriter in a variety of poses and styles of sportswear.
"Like she was super happy about me doing the [Playgirl] cover. She was like, 'No way! I love it. You're going to show the world that you're stronger than ever. That you're the best version right now. You're showing the world that you're killing it.' Because she knows that's my career."
Maluma also feels his new image won't change his sex symbol status, saying he "admire someone and think that a person is sexy or that they're hot." With Susana's approval, he feels he doesn't heed to stifle his sensuality because he is entering a new phase in his life."That's something that I have in my DNA," he continues, pointing out that there's no reason he can't be both a good father to Paris and "Papi" to his fans.
And as a dad, he has concerns, but plans on not being a controlling parent. Instead hopes that she will learn from her own experiences and develop the confidence to establish her own boundaries.
, meaning the best he can do is support her in "learning from her own experience" and helping her develop the confidence to assert her own boundaries.
"Boys, of course, I'm super worried about it." Of all people, he knows about the oversexualization of young women and how upsetting it feels to be treated as "an object."
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Like the time he was inappropriately touched by a female fan who "grabbed [his] dick" while he walked through a crowd of fans last October during a Madison Square Garden concert in NYC. In the viral video of the encounter, a smiling Maluma turns serious for a moment when he pauses to reprimand the fan," reports the English language site of the Spanish news outlet Marca.
He excitedly added his vision of Paris backstage "running around with the musicians. Playing the drums, dancing with the dancers in every rehearsal. Oh my God.
"[My family] is the best thing to happen in my life," he goes on to say. "So I want to travel with them and create new memories together."
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