Ricky Martin to divorce husband Jwan Yosef after six years

Ricky Martin has made a personal announcement about his relationship with his husband of six years, Jwan Yosef.

Pop star Ricky Martin is divorcing.

Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef have announced their divorce after six years of marriage.

The former couple announced their split in a statement to People, in which they vowed to continue having a healthy family dynamic for their children.

They share two children together, while Ricky has two children via surrogate.

“We have decided to end our marriage with love, respect and dignity for our children and honouring what we have experienced as a couple all these wonderful years,” the statement read.

“Our greatest desire now is to continue having a healthy family dynamic and a relationship centred on peace and friendship to continue the joint upbringing of our children, preserving the respect and love we have for each other.”

Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef have confirmed their divorce after six years of marriage. Picture: Valerie Macon / AFP

Their brood

In August 2008, Ricky, 52, became the single father to twin boys Matteo and Valentino Marin through a gestational surrogate.

Ricky and Jwan share Lucia Martin-Yosef, four, and Renn Martin-Yosef, three.

Relationship timeline

Martin publicly came out as gay in a tell-all post on his website in March 2010.

The La Copa De La Vida hitmaker married Jwan, a Swedish-Syrian conceptual artist, in a 2017 private ceremony.

The couple first connected on Instagram in 2015 and started dating six months after meeting in person for the first time in London.

They were photographed publicly together in 2016 at the amFAR Inspiration Gala and announced their engagement that same year.

The couple have two children together. Ricky also has two children via surrogate. Picture: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

‘Dreamt of being a father’

In an August 2020 interview with Out, Martin expressed his love for kids and desire to grow his family due to his grandmother having 14 children.

The Latin artist said: “I would love to have many grandkids in the future and have every Sunday filled with family but, you know, we have to see what happens.”

He continued: “There’s moments where I want 10 more, and then there are those mornings where everybody’s crying.

The couple said they had ended their marriage with ‘love and respect’. Picture: @ricky_martin/Instagram

“Many years, I dreamt of being a father, and many, many, many times I went through this grieving process of I am gay, I am a closeted gay man, and I’m not going to be able to be a daddy.”

Ricky explained why he turned to surrogacy: “Obviously adoption is an option and it’s very beautiful, but unfortunately for gay men, it’s very difficult to adopt in some countries.”

The Latin superstar has two Grammys and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his acting in soap operas.

This story was first published in The Sun and was reproduced with permission.

Originally published as Ricky Martin to divorce husband Jwan Yosef after six years