Ricky Martin Wants His Children To Be Gay

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

This would be the year Ricky Martin receives his first Emmy nomination, thanks to his shocking portrayal of Antonio D'Amico, the boyfriend of late designer Gianni Versace, in the series The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX).

And as said story tells, the character struggled uphill to get out of the closet and reveal his identity as a homosexual and partner of the mythical fashion designer.

Precisely when talking about these parallels with his personal life, the 46-year-old singer spoke about a topic that has caused controversy for a while: the sexual orientation of his twin children.

Or would you like Matteo and Valentino, 9, to be gay? The answer, as the Puerto Rican star said to the host of Popcorn with Peter Travers - a segment for moviegoers from Good Morning America (ABC) -, is yes.

"I do not know," said the singer and actor to answer that question. "My children are too young, but I would like them to be gay." "The way I see things now," he continued, "the one who doesn't have to hide anything in any way. I see colors. And then you see the rainbow. Now I understand why the symbol [of gay pride] is the rainbow. It is simply real. Everything is tangible. It makes you a stronger person."

The actor took the opportunity to affirm that it is not only a source of pride for him to have been able to leave the closet, but if necessary, he would do it once again.

"I always say this: I wish I could get out of the closet again. Because it feels incredible, "she said. "That moment when I wrote the letter and posted it on Twitter and hit the" send "button … after that people would come and tell me how much they wanted to thank me." Finally, the artist stated: "For those who are fighting for their identity [I tell them]: everything will be fine." If Ricky says so….