In the statement breaking the news, they emphasized that their “greatest wish now is to continue having a healthy family dynamic and a relationship centered on peace and friendship to continue raising our children together.”
In their time together (8 years since their marriage and 6 years since their marriage), they have created a large and loving family: they are the children who will unite them for the rest of their lives and over whom, as they say, they watch are in the midst of their breakup.
Ricky Martin became a father before he married Jwan Yosef
At the time, he was single but determined to pursue his dream of starting a family, so he had the boys as his backup.
Matteo and Valentino Martin
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Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef had two children together
The couple married in 2017, two years after they met on social media and about a year and a half after they first attended a public event together.
During their time together, Jwan Yosef raised Matteo and Valentino as his own children. This was confirmed by the few public appearances and posts on social networks they made as a family (they excelled at keeping their personal lives out of the spotlight).
Family of Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef
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That same year, Ricky Martin and her now-ex-husband decided to expand their family. So, on December 24, 2018, Lucía Martin-Yosef, the only girl in the house, arrived.
“Both her brothers as well as Jwan and I are madly in love with our baby and grateful to be able to start 2019 with the best gift we could get, the gift of life,” Ricky Martin wrote on his Instagram at the time. accounts.
Interestingly, Ricky Martin and his only daughter share the same date of birth.
Lucia, the daughter of Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef
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Today Lucía is four and a half years old, but there are few pictures of her growth as her parents preferred not to show her face in public.
Of course, Ricky Martin expresses his great love for little Lucía at every opportunity and calls her the “queen of the house”.
Lucia, the daughter of Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef
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For example, in 2020, she told Chiqui Delgado, “I didn’t let anyone touch her for months. I had problems with my husband because he said, ‘Let me change this’ and I said, ‘No! ‘I will change it'”.
“Lucía is the head of the house, we are all at her feet,” she added of her daughter to People en Español in June 2022.
Lucia, the daughter of Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef
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In October 2019, Ricky Martin’s fourth child and Jwan Yosef’s second child were born: Renn. Once again, the proud parents took to their social media to spread the word:
“Our son Renn Martin-Yosef is born,” they wrote under a “selfie” with the baby in their arms and both smiling.
The youngest son of Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef is Renn
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Unlike Lucía, “Baby Renn” has more frequent appearances on social networks. So we know that he is identical to the “Livin’ La Vida Loca” singer, especially in his early life.
Baby Renn, the youngest son of Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef
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The youngest in the family is characterized by “tenderness,” as Ricky Martin told People en Español in June 2022: “He’s very sweet and affectionate.”
“Baby Renn” is identical to Ricky Martin as a child
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Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef wanted more children?
The truth is that the Puerto Rican has always dreamed of having a large family. For example, in June 2021, he told People that “we want more[children]” and “the embryos are frozen.”
“I remember every Sunday at my grandparents’ house, we were 34 grandchildren. He used to say, “One day I want to open the door of my house and see a lot of kids coming towards me saying, ‘Dad, Daddy, Daddy!'” It’s always been a dream of mine,” added the voice of “La mordidita.” added.
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Ricky Martin was clear about his intention to start a family and realized it on August 5, 2008. With the help of surrogacy, he gave birth to a pair of twins, whom he named Matteo and Valentino.
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In order to fully enjoy his fatherhood, the singer left the stage and presented it to his fans on magazine covers four months after the birth of the little ones.
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In December 2008, the ‘More Than Reaching for a Star’ (Free on ViX) actor explained in Hello! that he chose these names because he felt they had ‘precious meanings’: Valentino means the brave and Matteo, a gift from God.
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On that occasion, he also told the publication that he feels “exhausted” from taking care of two newborns, but that “I’ve never been happier.”
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In the years that followed, Ricky Martin preferred to keep his children out of the public eye.
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However, he could not escape the paparazzi. Thanks to these photos, we were able to prove that his offspring accompanies him on tours and important work appointments.
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Of course, the famous doesn’t neglect his work as a father and was caught attending his offspring’s school in 2012.
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As Valentino and Matteo got older, their famous father showed them more often in front of the camera.
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An event that marked the family was the interpreter’s marriage in 2016 to the artist Ivan Josef.
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In December of that year, the quartet posed together for the press at the premiere of the film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
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With the advent of social media, Ricky Martin has dared to share a glimpse or two of his children.
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Although these portraits remain sporadic, with each one he reveals the great complicity he harbors with those who are now adolescents.
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In 2018, the performer of “La Mordidita” became a father again. Now to a girl who is the result of her relationship with Jwan Josef: The little girl’s name is Lucía.
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The following October, Ricky Martin’s family was further enlarged with the arrival of a fourth child, named Renn. While he was careful not to reveal his firstborn to the public, he was even more careful with the minors, which is why photos of them are even rarer.
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Now that Ricky Martin’s kids are 13, the singer couldn’t stop them from exploring social media.
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It was only in May 2020, in the midst of quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic, that the already adolescents interrupted a live broadcast of Ricky Martin, during which he had to reveal that they were preparing to graduate from elementary school and enter high school.
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Valentino also has a public TikTok account where he shares dance choreography, moments from his everyday life, and even details about the family’s dogs.
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On this platform you can also see how tall one of Ricky Martin’s twins is: you can even see the first signs of a mustache.
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Although the account is exclusive to Valentino, his brother Matteo made a special appearance in December 2020 as part of a prank that “stole” his TikTok profile.
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