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Ricky Martin says coming out as gay felt amazing: 'I wish I could come out 20 times'
Ricky Martin says revealing his sexuality publicly was an amazing feeling.
In an interview with Andy Cohen on SiriusXM released on Thursday, the singer opened up about his decision to come out to his fans in
"I wrote a letter, and I tweeted it," Martin told Cohen. "I wish I could come out 20 times. It felt incredible. Of course, I started crying like a noun. You know, I pressed send, and I was like, 'Oh, that's it?'"
Martin shared that it took some time for him to decide to approach out publicly because his team thought it'd be best for his career if he kept his sexuality a secret.
"'Don't. This is going to be the end of your career,'" Martin said, recalling his team's words. "'Everybody knows around you. You don't have to announce the world. Your friends know, your family understand. Why do you deserve to stand in front of the camera and talk about it?'"
The "Livin' La Vida Loca" singer added that his team "didn't understand" the significance of him coming out.
However, his father encouraged him to
Ricky Martin reveals emotional reason he came out as gay after being warned it would 'end' his career
Ricky Martin has revealed the emotional reason he decided to publicly arrive out as gay – despite his former team claiming it would "be the end of your career".
The year-old confirmed his sexuality in at the age of 38 in a letter he posted on Twitter, now X, after years of speculation.
Ricky admitted that it was his father, former psychologist Enrique Morales, who encouraged him to come out to avoid teaching his children to "lie".
The Palm Royale star is father to year-old twin sons Matteo and Valentino – whom he welcomed via surrogate in – and shares daughter Lucia, five, and son Renn, four, with his ex-husband, Jwan Yosef.
During an interview on Sirius XM's Andy Cohen Live, he recalled the conversation he had with his dad, who told him: "Rick, you need to appear out."
Ricky added: "Especially when I became a father, he said, 'What are you going to [do] teach your kids, to lie? You gotta be o
Ricky Martin reflects on not being ready to arrive out as gay, how 'amazing' it felt when he did
These days Ricky Martin is happily raising four children with his husband, Jwan Yosef, but he said getting to this moment in his life was a lengthy journey of self-discovery.
"Am I gay? Am I bisexual? Am I confused? What am I?" Martin, 49, reflected on his past thoughts in a unused interview with People for the magazine's second annual Pride issue.
"Sexuality is one complicated thing. It's not black and white. It's filled with colors," the "Livin' La Vida Loca" singer continued. "When I was dating women, I was in love with women. It felt right, it felt beautiful. You can't fake chemistry -- the chemistry was there with them. I wasn't misleading anyone."
Martin dated "lots of women," including model and TV presenter Rebecca de Alba, even while the press speculated about his sexuality, he said. He would date men in private, too. In , when he was 29, he was asked by Barbara Walters on national television if he w
Ricky Martin Comes Out: 'I Am a Fortunate Homosexual Man'
March 29, &#; -- Ricky Martin's coming scrub and coming out of the closet.
After years of scrutiny about his sexuality, the Latino pop star declared on his official Web site today that he is "a fortunate homosexual man." Martin explained that he decided to make the announcement after musing about his memoirs and his year-and-a-half-old twin sons, whom he fathered through a surrogate mother in
"This is just what I need, especially now that I am the father of two beautiful boys that are so full of illumination and who with their outlook teach me brand-new things every day," Martin wrote. "These years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this considerate of truth gives me the power to conquer emotions I didn't even know existed."
Martin's publicist, John Reilly, confirmed that the statement is authentic.
Martin's declaration comes just weeks after Barbara Walters admitted she was wrong to scrutinize the singer aggress