It recently became clear that Ricky Martin and his husband are divorcing after six years of marriage. Will the Latino star now raise his children alone?
What does married life look like for Ricky Martin?
Latin star Ricky Martin and his husband made a surprise announcement that they are divorcing after six years of marriage. The separating couple did so through a joint official statement in which the two did not elaborate on the reasons behind it. According to the information, they have decided to end their marriage with love, dignity and respect for their children. The two pay tribute to what they have experienced as a couple in all their wonderful years. Ricky and Jwan added:
“Our greatest wish now is to continue to have a healthy family dynamic and a relationship based on peace and friendship, to continue raising our children together while maintaining respect and friendshipto preserve lovethat we have for each other.” The couple has two children: daughter Lucia, born in 2018, and son Ren, born in 2019.
Ricky Martin was previously the father of twin sons Matteo and Valentino, born in 2008, whom he will continue to raise as a single parent. The 51-year-old star and his 38-year-old partner met on Instagram in 2015. However, their relationship began six months later after they first met in London. The two made their romance public on the red carpet in 2016 and announced their engagement that same year before tying the knot in 2018. Then the happy Ricky Martin revealed in an interview: "We exchanged vows and swore on everything, signed everything." "Papers we had to sign, prenuptial agreements and everything."
Jwan, who is of Syrian-Swedish heritage, revealed that he teaches their two youngest children Arabic. He is a painter and conceptual artist and has a studio in Los Angeles. Ricky Martin will star in the Apple TV+ comedy Palm Royale alongside Kristen Wiig, Laura Dern, Allison Janney and Carol Burnett. Later in 2023 he will begin his North American “The Trilogy Tour” alongside Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias.
