Ricky Martin
Jade Small
Jade Small
February 24, 2024 ·  3 min read

The Story of Ricky Martin Who Dated Many Beautiful Women but Then Met His Husband and Became a Happy Father of 4

Ricky Martin is a name that is remembered fondly by many women. He was considered a heart-breaker in his youth, as he dated many gorgeous women. Then, he finally met “the one”. Of all the beautiful women he dated, Ricky realized the love of his would actually be his now husband. Since their marriage, he has become a father of four, living happily together.

Ricky Martin wasn’t fooling anyone

In this day and age, we all know by now that love and sexuality are not as straight and narrow as once believed. The world was shocked when Ricky Martin came out as gay in 2010. Before then, he had only dated women and very beautiful ones at that. Many of his fans, and presumably his ex-girlfriends, thought he had been lying to the world the whole time.

However, Ricky Martin reassured his fans in an interview with People, saying he was truly invested in women when he was dating them. “Sexuality is one complicated thing. It’s not black and white. It’s filled with colors. When I was dating women, I was in love with women. It felt right, it felt beautiful,” he said. “You can’t fake chemistry – the chemistry was there with them. I wasn’t misleading anyone.”

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What would he do differently?

He recalls a moment that still “haunts” him today. In 2000, Barbara Walters put Ricky Martin on the spot on national television by saying, “You could stop these rumors. You could say, ‘Yes I am gay or no I’m not.'” Martin was visibly stunned. He finally retreated, answering with “I just don’t feel like it.”

This made such an impact on Ricky, that it was noticed by those watching. In the People interview, he remembered how her interrogation made him feel. “When she dropped the question, I felt violated because I was just not ready to come out. I was very afraid,” he admitted.

Ricky went on to say that if he could go back he would’ve come out right there and then. “A lot of people say, what would you do differently?” He said. “Well, maybe I would have come out in that interview. It would’ve been great because when I came out, it just felt amazing. When it comes to my sexuality, when it comes to who I am, I want to talk about what I’m made of, about everything that I am. Because if you hide it, it’s a life-or-death situation.” However, Ricky only came out after another 10 years.

Ricky Martin’s husband

Where is Ricky Martin these days? Well, he is living his happily-ever-after dream with his husband, Jwan Yosef. Together they own many amazing properties across the globe, including Beverly Hills. Ricky and Jwan have four children together. Valentino, Renn, Matteo, and Lucia.

Ricky martin wants nothing more than other homosexuals to have the same happiness he has had the pleasure of experiencing. He made an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres show where he said, “I just want to normalize families like mine. I know it is very interesting for a lot of people who tell me, ‘Thank you, Ricky, for posting that picture with you and your husband and your kids.’ That made me feel better about myself.”

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After all the years of hiding from his true self, Ricky Martin has managed to achieve a great level of self-love. Something many others would strive for themselves. He posted on his official website saying, “I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am.”

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Sources

  1. Ricky Martin, 49, shares he was ‘in love’ with the women he dated before coming out as gay 10 years ago: ‘Sexuality is complicated – it’s not black and white, it’s filled with colors’Daily Mail. Heidi Parker. June 2, 202.
  2. Ricky Martin on raising four kids with husband Jwan Yosef: Want to normalise families like mine.Wionews. Jun 08, 2021
  3. Ricky Martin Doesn’t Want to Hide Who He Is Anymore: ‘I Am a Man with No Secrets’People. Jason Sheeler. June 2, 2021