Friends close to Ricky Martin and businessman Carlos Gonzalez Abella confirmed to Puerto Rican newspaper Primera Hora that the couple has been together for the past two years. Photos of Martin and Gonzalez Abella strolling with twins Valentino and Matteo in Miami surfaced recently. Rumors about the identity of the singer's boyfriend have been circling around since March, when Ricky Martin publicly announced he was gay. TV y Novelas magazine then published images of Ricky Martin and Carlos Gonzalez Abella, taken from the back of Ricky's mansion in Miami Beach, which overlooks the bay. It seems that Ricky and Carlos were very close when they were little, and in the past few years rekindled their friendship, which them turned into a romance. According to TV y Novelas, it was Carlos who encouraged Ricky to come out of the closet and supported him through his decision.
They split in December 2013.