Ricky Martin talks about D&G IVF comments
Ricky Martin hopes fashion designers Dolce & Gabbana learn from their mistakes after they became embroiled in a high-profile row with Sir Elton John for their stance on IVF babies.
Earlier this year Domenico Dolce referred to IVF babies as “chemistry children and synthetic children”.
Dolce told Italian magazine Panorama: “Wombs for rent, sperm selected from a catalogue ... Who would agree to be the daughter of chemistry? Procreation must be an act of love, now not even psychiatrists are prepared to deal with the effects of these experiments.”
His comments drew fierce dununciation from John, who called for people to boycott the luxury fashion label.
Openly-gay Martin, who has two sons born via surrogate, has come out in support of fellow dad John, telling Britain’s The Sun newspaper that Dolce’s comments were dissapointing.
“I wish them lots of enlightenment. Their voices are too powerful to be spreading so much hate. I hope they analyse a bit to work out what life really is about and what the future has for us. When people say, ’Your children have no mothers’, my response is, ’No, they have two’. Surrogacy is a beautiful process,” Martin told the UK publication.
Martin also revealed that he is now back on good terms with his ex-boyfriend Carlos Gonzalez after mending the rift between them for the sake of his two sons.
The couple split in 2014, six years after the Livin’ La Vida Loca hitmaker became a father to twin boys, Matteo and Valentino.
Things had been frosty between the two but Martin says they have now made up and are now friends.
“He comes to see the kids. There was a year of silence but now we’re buddies. I try to keep my life very civilised, that’s what I need for the well-being of my children.”
Martin will return to Australian TV screens as a mentor on The Voice Australia later this year and admits he is actively looking for love again.
“I am single now after seven years. I meet people. I’m fine. I meet very handsome men. I like to have a conversation, looking into someone’s eyes and finding out their sense of humour... We’re all men. It’s in our DNA to go for it. But I have two boys and I cannot bring different men every day into my house.”
