Thu, August 20, 2009
Ricky Martin has posted images of his twin sons on Twitter in a celebration of their first birthdays.
The twins, named Valentino and Matteo, were born through a surrogate mother last August.
The pictures show the Latino heartthrob juggling a child in each arm as they relax on the beach in Miami.
The 37-year-old looked to be taking fatherhood in his stride as he lay on the sand with the adorable toddlers.
Martin, whose decision to become a father via surrogate has heightened rumours over his sexuality, claims not to have a nanny, caring for the boys single-handedly.
The Twitter post also shows him shortly after the birth giving one of the babies their first bath.
Constantly questioned about his sexual orientation, Martin has not been in a relationship since splitting from Mexican television presenter Rebecca de Alba in 2005.
Since then, he has remained resolutely single, his cryptic statements on the subject nonetheless offering hope to his large gay following.
In June this year he told Hispanic magazine TV Agui that his 'heart could belong to a woman or a man.'
In another interview on the subject, he is quoted as saying: I am a modern man, live a full life, do not feel any barriers inside myself.'
Since the birth, Martin has sold his Miami home in order to raise his sons in his native Puerto Rico.
After becoming a father he announced he was taking a career break, but is since rumoured to be working on a bilingual album due out next year.
(Agencies)
