Shakira demanded a 'curvier' character in new Disney animation Zootopia

Pop star Shakira lends her voice to an animated gazelle in the new Disney movie Zootopia but she insisted her character still be a good role model.

Speaking at the world premiere of the film, the Hips Don’t Lie singer said she told the film’s directors the character was too slim and asked for her to be given bigger hips.

The mother-of-two said: “I love that she is opinionated and she cares about her people she feels she has a social responsibility, I feel like her and I have a common denominator, when the directors told me about her I said: “That is me” but she was too slim so I asked them to give her more curves and put more meat on the bones. She needs bigger hips so she has them now.”

With the cast and crew of #Zootopia at the premiere!

A photo posted by Shakira (@shakira) on Feb 17, 2016 at 9:08pm PST

Shakira said she could also relate to Gazelle’s sense of conscience: “She knows that she has an impact on the people who follow her and listen to her and that is something I’m aware of, I think all public figures have a social responsibility.”