A Russian weight loss influencer who cheated on her husband with his own stepson is now living in matrimonial bliss. Marina Balmasheva, 37, has two children with Vladimir Shavyrin, now 23, after first being married to his father Alexey Shavyrin.
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Marina Balmasheva, a Russian influencer, tied the knot with her former stepson after ending her marriage with his father, with whom she had a secret relationship.
Marina Balmasheva, now a mother of two children with 23-year-old Vladimir Shavyrin, engaged in an affair with him during her marriage to his father.
Prior to their romantic involvement, Marina was wed to Alexey Shavyrin and together, they adopted five children. Alexey now assumes full-time responsibility for the care of their children.
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The 37-year-old, who raised her current husband, Vladimir, since he was seven, frequently shares updates about their life on social media and generates income as an influencer, as reported by the Mirror.
Marina says she dumped her husband before a relationship blossomed with her stepson Vladimir ‘Vova’ Shavyrin when he returned home on a break from university when he was 19.
He helped his stepmother in the kitchen, looking after the adopted children, and doing shopping.
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Amid bouts of anger and jealousy, her former husband has spoken to the press multiple times regarding the affair.
In one of his interviews, he described how his ex-wife had “seduced my son,” who had his first-ever romantic relationship with his stepmother, now his wife.
Alexey alleged that the couple would discreetly engage in intimate activities while he was present in the house, subsequently reverting to their regular familial roles “as if nothing had happened”.
He said: “They were not shy to have sex while I was at home. I would have forgiven her cheating, if it wasn’t my son.”
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“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.”
On her Instagram account, Marina affectionately refers to her husband as the “most charming blue-eyed man in the world.”
However, she also playfully teases him for being “clumsy” when handling their daughter’s pram or for facing challenges in maintaining a stable, well-paying job.
The couple lives in Krasnodar, a city in close proximity to Ukraine. They have two children together.
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Marina openly acknowledges that she financially supports the family with the earnings she derives from her social media presence, instead of insisting that he pursue traditional office employment.
After revealing her relationship with her former stepson, 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.”
She has also shared that she insisted on a prenuptial agreement to safeguard her wealth and assets in case of a divorce from her new husband