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Gay News: Ricky Martin said that his two-year-old twin sons were the main reason for him coming out as gay
By: Nigel Robinson
Martin: "a fortunate homosexual man"
Martin: "a fortunate homosexual man"
Ricky Martin came out because of his children
4 November 2010
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey he said: “When I was holding them in my arms, I was like ‘What, am I gonna teach them how to lie?’ Whoa, that is my blessing right there.
“Then when I was holding my children, I said, ‘OK, it’s time to tell the world.’”
Martin has two children, Matteo and Valentino by a surrogate.
He came out as gay on 29 March 2010 with a post on his website admitting that he was a “fortunate homosexual man”.
He went on to tell Winfrey of the relief of coming out and the emotional effect it had on him.
“I was in my studio alone for a minute,” he told the chat show host. “My assistant walked in and I just started crying like a little baby.”
He also revealed that since he came out he has had emails and tweets from all over the world saying that his actions had given other people the strength to come out.
Ricky Martin’s autobiography Me is out now
