A popular Russian weight loss influencer who married her stepson has given birth to his baby.
Marina Balmasheva, 35, who has more than half a million followers, made sure she updated them from the maternity hospital on her new family member.
Her new husband Vladimir ‘Vova’ Shavyrin, now 21, once her stepson who she helped raise from the age of seven, was not present at the birth.
Marina was previously married to Vladimir’s father Alexey Shavyrin, 45, who now cares for their five adopted children. He accused her of seducing his son when he came home on holiday from university.
Marina shared photo of her daughter – who hasn’t yet been named- but said her toyboy partner had tolf her not yet to show the girl’s face.
The baby, born in Krasnodar, Russia, was slightly over 8lbs and 20 inches in length.
Talking about the birth, she said: “Dad does not want to show our daughter yet.
“That’s why the view is only from the back…
“We are thinking about the name.”
Marina didn’t say whether Vladimir wasn’t present at the birth due to Covid-19 restrictions, or whether it was hospital policy or personal choice.
It is common for less fathers in Russia to attend births of their children than in the West.
Marina admitted she was a “complete mess” after the birth, which followed her waters breaking as she watched TV hit Game of Thrones.
However she said “everything is good” despite the baby not sleeping too well at night yet.
Marina earlier told her followers that before her pregnancy she had a number of plastic surgery treatments to make herself attractive to her now spouse who she says has “the most charming blue-eyes in the world”.
She said: “So many people tell me to use makeup – make lashes, and curl my pubic hair – because of my young husband.
“But there is one thing – he fell in love with me with all my scars from plastic surgeries, cellulite, excessive skin and personality.
“And I do not want to seem better than what I am.”
Marina has insisted on a pre-nup so that she keeps all her money and assets in case of divorce from her new husband.
Her ex complained that “she seduced my son,” added: “He had not had a girlfriend before her.
“They were not shy to have sex while I was at home.
“I would have forgiven her cheating, if it wasn’t my son….
“She was running to my son’s bed from our bedroom when I was sleeping…
“After that she was coming back and lying in bed with me as if nothing had happened.”
Marina now says he previous marriage was “not living but pretending”
She told her followers: “Did I have regrets that I destroyed the family? Both yes and no.
“I was ashamed that I killed the stability of ‘mum and dad’.
“Did I want to return to my ex? No. Do I feel anger and hatred towards him? Not any longer.
“He is a good person and a wonderful father to our children….”
She also said their children took the changes “absolutely calmly”.
Concluding, Marina said: “What [do I have] today? I am married. I moved to a bigger city. I love and I am loved.”