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Influencer Who Married Stepson Is Having Their Second Child

An influencer, who separated from her partner to marry her stepson, has announced that they are expecting their second child together.
Credit: @marina_balmasheva/Instagram

A Russian influencer, who separated from her partner and married her stepson, has announced they are expecting a child together.

Marina Balmasheva, 37, and Vladimir ‘Vova’ Shavyrin, 23, already have a one-year-old together, named Olga. 

Announcing their second pregnancy in an Instagram post, the influencer posted of the three of them and wrote: “We accept your hearts and sincere congratulations.”

The post has received more than 33,000 likes and hundreds have taken to the comments and sent their congratulations.

One fan wrote: “Wow! How cool, congratulations.”

“Congratulations! Happiness and health to your family,” a second person penned.

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Balmasheva reportedly got together with Shavyrin while she was with her ex-husband and she then fell pregnant. 

Although they have an age gap, the influencer has revealed to her followers that she’s much happier than she was in her previous marriage.

As reported by The Mirror, she said: “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….

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“How did children take the changes? Absolutely calmly. What [do I have] today? I am married. I moved to a bigger city. I love and I am loved.”

She went on to say that her current husband loves her for who she is.

Balmasheva found fame on Instagram after documenting her weight loss and she now has over 600,000 followers. 

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Written by Rosario Monachino

Rosario is a content editor at IGV who specialises in film, TV and entertainment news. He has a degree in English and Film from the University of Salford and a masters in Journalism from Liverpool John Moores University.