Jwan Yosef: Meet Ricky Martin’s ex-husband

Juan Yosef was born in Syria.

He is a renowned painter and sculptor.

He grew up in Sweden.

Meet Jwan Yosef, Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin’s soon-to-be ex-husband.

Yosef and Martin were married for six years before announcing their separation at the beginning of July 2023.

Yosef’s family emigrated to Sweden from Syria when he was just two years old.

Yosef went to college in London, where he obtained his MFA in 2011.

Jwan Yosef and Ricky Martin’s marriage

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Jwan Yosef and Ricky Martin got married at the end of 2017.

The couple swore eternal love in a very intimate ceremony that was attended by their closest loved ones.

Yosef and Martin planned to have a much more luxurious and public wedding, but that never came about.

Theirs was considered one of the most stable marriages in show business before they announced their imminent divorce last July.

Jwan and Ricky have two children together

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Jwan Yosef and Ricky Martin have two children together.

Their daughter is named Lucía Martín-Yosef and she was born on December 31, 2018.

The couple’s second child is named Renn Martín-Yosef and he was born on October 29, 2019.

They used a surrogate to carry both of their children and have kept the details private.

Jwan Yosef is a successful artist

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Jwan Yosef was already a globally recognized artist before he met and married Ricky Martin.

He was known for his successful career as a painter and sculptor in the UK.

Yosef has an MFA from the Central Martins Institute in London.

In addition, he also has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Konstfack University Faculty of Arts in Stockholm.

Yosef has received numerous awards

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Jwan Yosef has had at least nine solo art exhibitions.

Many of them were in major cities in the US and in the United Kingdom.

Yosef has been the recipient of two important awards.

The first was the 2013 Threadneedle Prize in London, and the second was the 2013 Beers Contemporary Award in London.