It's been over two decades since Ricky Martin arrived into American pop culture, Venus in leather pants on a clamshell. An approachable raconteur, he shook up the American pop establishment at the 1999 Grammy Awards with a thrust of his hips, a wave of his hands, and the invincible chorus of "Livin' La Vida Loca" pulsing at 180 beats per minute. Women wanted him. Men wanted him. Madonna wanted him. You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications.
"But I'm really insecure, to be honest," Martin admits, getting comfortable in his chair in a Los Angles hotel suite last month. He fiddles nervously with the hem of his silk shirt. "I'm super socially awkward but today, well the difference is that I I'm socially awkward. So, I don't go anywhere that causes me anxiety. I'm at peace with performing in front of 30,000 people and feel like the king of the world.
Until he came out in 2010, anxiety was part of his daily routine. He'd been a child performer, moving from local commercials in Puerto Rico to Menudo, the phenomenally successful boy band, in 1984. Throughout the '90s and 2000s, he dated women publicly and at times men privately. "A lot of people have said, 'Rick, you were trying to prove yourself, because of fame and being a sex symbol.' Well , it could be. I don't know. Everyone knows you don't have to be a gay man to know that love is complicated. Or to know how confusing attraction can be." Before he came out, heconfused, he says. "Am I gay? Am I bisexual? Am I confused? What am I?'" Then, he mostly dated women. ""Sexuality is one complicated thing," he says.
ricky_martin Who cares what people's sexuality is I don't get what is so important on that when they're famous they're just like us as long as they are happy that's what I say hell with rest of the world to worry about every little thing ❤️💚🙏
ricky_martin M m c m m z.
ricky_martin Ricky chill out already
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ricky_martin Had no idea he loved acting. I’d watch him.
ricky_martin ricky_martin life is too short kiddo. I once too shared a love like yours until cancer took my husband and that part of me along with him. 😭 I am too old not to start over, so you continue to pave the way for others. God bless you and your family. 🙏
ricky_martin Your biggest fan. Since 1999.. Uffff😩🥴 Shane sending ❤️ Haters hate💁🏽♂️ Can’t wait for your shows!
ricky_martin No secrets here, either my man! Your biggest fan. Education for the ignorant. I am very proud. I am a Gayguy who medically transitioned from female to male. *jaw drop*🙃 I adore you! Ty for allowing me to use your music to channel myself positively🙏🏽 Pride
ricky_martin Hehe 😜 Rickys biggest fan! His most playful fan. Also, the most flirtatious & mischievous 😏. I learned it from the best teacher lol, Ricky himself 🙋🏽♂️🤪
ricky_martin Hehe 😜 Miss you! Your most playful fan. Also, the most flirtatious & mischievous 😏. I learned it from the best teacher, YOU! 😌
ricky_martin Hehe 😜 Miss you!
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Brava mamagloriafilm Thank you for helping share a true diva, legend and queen with the world.
ricky_martin El hombre de mi vida. ♥️
ricky_martin Que hombre más bello 😁😁😁😁😁😌😉😉😉😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
ricky_martin Eres 👌 el Ser mas Perfecto sobre la Tierra!!
ricky_martin I don't know you personally, but from what I do know, I adore you, just the way you are. 💜
I’m too sexy!
ricky_martin Beatifulllll!!!!!🥰🥰🥰
ricky_martin Congratulations
ricky_martin Is this a new thing now? A celebrity comes out as gay and then when career needs boost they come out again? Like a reminder? As if anybody cared the 1st time?
ricky_martin Sick Dictators,like LEECH,STUCK to Our Life! Let the EU Prove to Us that the Words 'Human Rights' are not Advertising! It is don't turns out Slandered and Poisoned Us.Because of Politics, they can STOLEN us! EU is Waiting for Montonegro to Pack and Send Us home to DEATH!
ricky_martin Ah hem.... Ricky fartin
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ricky_martin We all maintain some secrets in order to survive. Nothing wrong with that.
ricky_martin L❤🧡💛💚💙💜🙌💋 you Ricky!!! sexysoulforlife loveislove pridemonth
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ricky_martin Sei lutar pelo q eu qro y vc tambem mi amor
ricky_martin Sos unico!! Te adoramos!!! reencuentro_fc
ricky_martin 😍😍😍
ricky_martin Por eso te amamos tanto ricky_martin por ser como SOS sin secretos fc_reencuentro 🇦🇷🌈🇦🇷♥️💜
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rmelite ricky_martin Mi Amor eterno 😍 .
ricky_martin My King, we love you so much and we are so proud of you and very grateful about who you are. A Legend ❤❤🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
ricky_martin No más secreto!!!!! Te amamos 💕💕❤❤❤❤💗❤💖❣💖❣💖❣ fc_reencuentro
ricky_martin I love You ❤️❤️❤️
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ricky_martin ❤️❤️🌈🌈🌈
ricky_martin Oleeeee Tú Mi VIDA❤ 😍😍😍😘😘😘
ricky_martin Loyalty and loyalty to yourself is a starting point. I've been praying for you since March 2020, I don't know why. And when I hear you my belly contracts... Anyway. Enrique I wish Grace on Grace. Someone in Brazil.
ricky_martin No me canso de falar q te amo.
ricky_martin Ricky venha me buscar
ricky_martin Q homem gostoso e vc Ricky
ricky_martin 😍😍
ricky_martin Ricky Martin no oculta quién es. 'Cuando se trata de mi sexualidad, cuando se trata de quién soy, quiero hablar de lo que estoy hecho, de todo lo que soy', dice la estrella de portada de la edición de PEOPLE's Pride.❤️🧡💛💚💙💜loveislove pride PrideMonth
ricky_martin Ricky agente ta perdendo tempo mi amor
ricky_martin 💕💕💕
ricky_martin Vamos casar Ricky?
ricky_martin Entao fale q vc tambem ama uma mulher
ricky_martin ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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ricky_martin Por favor ayuda.. se los suplico🙏 no es fácil para nadie tener que pedir ayuda pero es mi mamá y requiere seguir su tratamiento para salvar su vida. Estamos a un paso de lograrlo🙏🙏me ayudan por favor Help
ricky_martin Te amo Ricky❤
ricky_martin Sossss lo más lindooo qué hay..!!!! ❤️😘
ricky_martin ❤️❤️
ricky_martin Who cares
ricky_martin Loved this!!!! Ricky performed La Copa de la Vida/The Cup of Life at the 1999 Grammys, not Livin’ La Vida Loca.
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