Ricky Martin Has Never Been Happier Yet 'Will Always Be a Private Person,' Says Friend

By Emily Hall Posted Mar 28th 2011 03:00PM

Becoming a father has changed Ricky Martin from a secretive and closeted gay man to an out and proud father bursting with love for his 2-year-old twins, Valentino and Matteo. Yet, he remains a very private man.

"I have never seen Ricky so happy as when he is with his sons," a close friend of the singer told PopEater shortly before the crooner launched his 'Musica + Sexo' world tour in Puerto Rico on Friday. "Something about their birth and the happiness and fulfillment they have brought him made him want to be honest with himself and with his fans. But he will always be a private person -- it's in his blood."

Last week, while accepting the Vito Russo Award from GLADD, Martin, who wrote 'Me,' the revealing 2010 memoir about his tortured life, delivered a touching acceptance speech. He admitted suffering an intense spiritual process for the past five years, adding, "I just want to be free."

Finding his bliss at home with the boys, who already love music and dance, made him more eager to share his secret with the world through his website, interviews, lyrics and book.

And while the Latin crooner has announced that the twins and their grandmother are joining him and his band on tour, Martin, who hasn't toured since he became a father, is still very protective of his privacy.

"Ricky reveals what he wants, but a large part of his daily life will always be private and reserved for his immediate family," the source continued. "He is raising his sons as honestly and openly as possible and giving them a well-rounded and cultured background so they will grow up making the best decisions possible for their lives."

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Tuesday 05 April

By robert44350

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That's silly. And just how many homosexual men do you know that have adopted kids more easily than heterosexual men? Do you know any at all? Or are you just being judgmental without justification?

Thursday 05 May

By AC

"yet he remains a private man" " he is protective of his privacy" states this article. Are you kidding me? So private that he writes a book about himself, goes to every possible talk show to talk about who else,Ricky. Not only he has done that here in North America, he has done it in South America,Central America, Puerto Rico, although in PR he couldn't convince the people from his island and he left runninng. Can you really call a man who has gone around the world and back talking about nothing else his sexual preference a "very private man, who is protective of his privacy", please give a break.

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