Ricky Martin is breaking his silence for the first time since announcing he and husband Jwan Yosef were divorcing last month.While the couple were married for six years, Martin has now disclosed the strife in their marriage had been going on for a long time as the decision to split had been in the works for more than three years.“Jwan and I will always be family.
We have two children that we are going to raise together,” Martin told journalist Lourdes Collazo in an interview for Telemundo Puerto Rico. “But this isn’t something new.
We have been planning this situation for a long time. This is pre-pandemic.”A post shared by Ricky Martin (@ricky_martin)However, the process of getting to the realization that they were better off breaking up didn’t come easy.“We looked into each other’s eyes and smiled and we hugged,” the 51-year-old shared. “We went through the highs and lows.
We cried together and we laughed together.”And while news of the marriage’s demise may have come as a shock to the world, he and Jwan had already made peace knowing the healthiest thing for their family was to separate.“When the public found out that we were divorcing we had already gone through a process of much solitude,” Martin added. “We were firm that this is what needed to happen for his well-being, my well-being, and for our children.