Ricky Martin and his husband, Jwan Yosef, are going their separate ways after six years of marriage.The pair announced their split in a joint statement to People on Thursday, July 6. “We have decided to end our marriage with love, respect and dignity for our children and honoring what we have experienced as a couple all these wonderful years,” they noted.Martin, 51, and Yosef, 38, continued: “Our greatest desire now is to continue having a healthy family dynamic and a relationship centered on peace and friendship to continue the joint upbringing of our children, preserving the respect and love we have for each other.”The twosome began dating after connecting via social media in 2015, making their red carpet debut as a couple at the 2016 amFAR Inspiration Gala in Brazil.
Later that year, Martin announced the duo’s engagement during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.“I proposed. I was really nervous.
But I got on my knees and … it was very beautiful,” he gushed. “He said yes.”Two years later, Martin revealed that he and Yosef tied the knot. “I’m a husband,” he told E!
News in 2018, hinting that the then-newlyweds planned to celebrate their milestone with “a heavy party” after making their union official. “We exchanged vows. … We’ve signed all the papers that we needed to sign, prenups and everything.”The now-estranged couple share two children: daughter Lucia, 4, and son Renn, 3.
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