Ricky Martin is an actor, author and famous singer. He is of Puerto Rican descent and started his career at age 12. Ricky has become a global sensation, selling millions of copies of his albums and songs. He has been hailed as a trailblazer who helped bring Latin pop to the United States. We’ll discuss this star’s dating choices over the years, but first, let’s learn a bit more about him.
Ricky Martin was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on December 24, 1971. His parents were career people like his mother, Nereida Morales was an accountant and his father Enrique Martin Negroni, a psychologist. His full birth name is Enrique Jose Martin Morales and he is the second youngest of his siblings.
Martin moved to New York shortly after turning 18, but a few months later moved to Mexico City where he achieved modest fame. He was cast in the Mexican telenovela Alcanzar Una Estrella. Beyond that, he released his debut album, Ricky Martin in November 1991. Since then, it has been a story of success in his career alongside inevitable challenges.
Girlfriends of Ricky Martin
In the early 2000s, the media began to take notice of Martins’ sexuality after a slow but steady increase in his gay fanbase. There was one instance where a reporter asked her to comment on her sexual orientation. Martin claimed he cannot be compelled to reveal who he sleeps with; male or female, it’s nobody’s business, he stressed. This answer only increased the curiosity of her love life. On March 29, 2010, he finally came out as gay. Before that, Ricky dated very pretty women, here is a list of the ladies he charmed.
Gabriela Sabatini
Martin dated the shy Gabriela at the height of her powers as a tennis player in the early 90s. Gabriela, although a star, always preferred to stay out of the spotlight – a clear contrast to the lifestyle glamorous Ricky. They had been together for 5 months, a romance that Gabriella considers one of the “craziest” she has had. She remains single and has never had children.
Alejandra Guzman
The Puerto Rican singing pair were a couple for a little while after Ricky’s relationship with Gabriella ended. The relationship was short-lived, ending in 1992. Afterwards, Ricky in an interview said that the relationship was called off by Alejandra, he felt a bit heartbroken after the affair ended.
Rebecca de Alba
Probably his most committed relationship with a woman. Martin had an on-and-off relationship with Rebecca, a Mexican TV host for 14 years, that was between 1994 and 2005. There were times when they had marriage plans and both were looking forward to having a family together. As well as labeling her ‘the perfect woman’, Martin revealed that Rebecca is aware of his sexuality and respects the fact that he is gay.
Ines Misan
Between 2000 and 2002, Martin was reportedly dating his friend Ines Misan. It is believed that they had lasted for two years. Although Martin’s statements were designed to downplay everything they had, Ines never made a secret of the fact that there were mutual romantic feelings between them.
Alessandra Ambrosio
In 2004, Martin was allegedly with Alessandra, but the stories were neither confirmed nor denied by any of them.
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Her husbands and ex-boyfriends
After coming out as gay in 2010, Martin has not dated any women. Let’s take a look at the men he’s been with so far.
Carlos González Abella
Martin started dating Carlos, an economist, in 2008. He was the first man the artist dated after coming out as gay. The relationship was long term and it was during the time they shared together that Martin had his twins, Valentino and Matteo via surrogate. Her relationship with Carlos ended in January 2014.
Jwan Yosef
Her next relationship was with the Swedish-Syrian painter, Jwan Yosef. After six months of relationship, the couple got engaged, it was in November 2016. A year later (in 2018), they got married. Their wedding, although anticipated, was kept out of the public eye, even the most mischievous paparazzi didn’t get the whiff of the wedding. It only became public knowledge when a reporter asked him on the red carpet.