Ricky Martin Divorcing Jwan Yosef 6 Years After Tying The Knot

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Ricky Martin’s marriage is ending. On Thursday, the “Livin’ La Vida Loca” singer and his husband Jwan Yosef announced that they are getting divorced after being married for six years. READ MORE: Ricky Martin Shares Candid And Heartfelt Post Celebrating Pride “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,” they said in a joint statement to People.

Amid the split, the former couple said that their focus will be on making sure their family is doing well. “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,” they said. READ MORE: Ricky Martin Tells Ellen Why He Wants To Normalize Families That Look Like His Martin and Yosef share daughter Lucia, born in 2018, and son Renn, born in 2019.

The Puerto Rican pop star is also father to twins Matteo and Valentino, who he welcomed in 2008. The couple first met in 2015 over Instagram, and started dating sixth months later when they met in person for the first time while in London.

In 2016, Martin and Yosef went red carpet official at that year’s amFAR Inspiration Gala, announcing their engagement later that year, and tying the knot in 2018.