op singer Ricky Martin used his website today to tell fans that he is homosexual. "I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man, I am very blessed to be who I am." wrote Martin on Monday.
The father of two explained that for many years the stage was the only place he could be in touch with his emotions.
In the blog post, Martin says the birth of his children inspired him to come out. "This is just what I need especially now that I am the father of two beautiful boys that are so full of light and who with their outlook teach me new things every day. To keep living as I did up until today would be to indirectly diminish the glow that my kids where born with."
Martin's children were born in 2008 via a surrogate.
The Puerto Rican pop singer rose to fame, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.
Martin's most successful single was "Livin' la Vida Loca," which reached number one in the United States in 1999.
