Last month, Russian influencer Marina Balmasheva, 35, came under fire after revealing she was in a relationship with her 20-year-old stepson. Now, Marina Balmasheva, 35, has revealed to her 412,000 Instagram followers that she is expecting a child with her ex-husband's son. <a href="https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/celebrities-gone-bad/marina-balmasheva-russian-blogger-to-marry-stepson-she-raised/news-story/f2039b5bc1f411f37246287f25901e38">Per news.com.au</a>, Marina first met her current boyfriend, Vladimir "Vova" Shavyrin, 13 years ago when he was just seven years old and she was 22. Vladimir is the son of Marina's ex-husband, Alexey Shavyrin, with whom she lived with for over 10 years before their relationship ended in divorce. During their marriage, Marina helped raise stepson Vladimir. Now, after entering a relationship with her stepson, Balmasheva has revealed that the couple is expecting a baby. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/CBIuHwtHmWh/]] In a post translated by news.com.au, Balmasheva writes: "Tired of hiding. I know that the deadline is still small. That ultrasound with the heart is yet to come. "But I want you to know that everything is possible in this world. We are 4 weeks old and yes, that is why we decided to get married." Balmasheva also shared a video to Instagram yesterday, showing Vladimir being handed a pregnancy test by his former stepmom. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/CBLlcxMHDra/]] After looking at the result, the couple embraces with a hug, and Balmasheva then turns the camera on herself - tears visible in her eyes. Related - This biological father and daughter stunned the world with their relationship: [[jwplayerwidget||https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/GWikI8Jx-Q0L14jDU.mp4||GWikI8Jx]] Balmasheva - who is from the western Russian region of Krasnodar Krai - revealed she was in a relationship with her stepson last month, in an Instagram post that was met with critical comments rather than support. Balmasheva shared a before-and-after post of the pair from when Vladimir was a child: [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Y9oUcIwQu/]] In an Instagram post, she shared a split image that showed both Marina and Vladimir 13 years ago when he was just seven, alongside a more recent snap of them cuddling. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/B_2ozglHQ_J/]] Translated from Russian to English, part of the post reads: "You never know how life will turn out and when you will meet a person who makes you smile. "I know that some will judge us, others will support us, but we are happy and wish you to be as well." In the caption, Marina defending their relationship by saying how the couple are very much in love, and that they are not only currently planning their own wedding, but also plan on having children in the future. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/B9e2Xh-nSgR/]] And despite many of the comments being written in Russian, when translated by news.com.au, they were largely critical of couple's relationship. One commenter with the handle 'svetlana_nakhshumova' commented: "[Translated] What shocks me most is that this boy grew up before her very eyes." <img class="size-full wp-image-12595987" src="https://img.vt.co/2020/05/e541fa34-screen-shot-2020-05-09-at-12.26.45.jpg" alt="" width="952" height="282" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Instagram]] And another Instagram user with the handle 'oksanaburhanova22' questioned what Vladimir's parents thought of their relationship. <img class="size-full wp-image-12595988" src="https://img.vt.co/2020/05/c92a4a35-screen-shot-2020-05-09-at-12.27.35.jpg" alt="" width="938" height="506" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Instagram]] <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8300647/Russian-influencer-35-marrying-stepson-20-shows-transformation-13-years.html">Per the Daily Mail</a>, the influencer hails from the western Russian region of Krasnodar Krai, and amassed her huge following after documenting her weight-loss journey. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/B-SBXvooZJQ/]] Marina also reportedly adopted her ex-husband Alexey's five children when they were together, and she has revealed that she continues to raise these children. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/B5ChFKkIkrr/]] Speaking out about his ex-wife and son's relationship, Alexey told Russian talk show Pryamoy Efir that he found out about their relationship in March of this year (translated). He said (translated): "I could not fall asleep one night when I heard them having sex. Then I understood that Marina was cheating on me with my son. "A few minutes later she just came and lay down next to me. I didn’t tell her a word that night."

Influencer reveals she's pregnant with her stepson's baby

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