But that wasn’t obviously enough for the hungry muckrakers and the question was shouted from the audience:

“Can I ask you a question about yourself. Are you pregnant?”

Oksana replied with a smile.

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Oksana Pochepa (Click to enlarge)Cynics have suggested Oksana might not even be the girl in the photos and is only creating publicity to revive her sinking career. The Shark's last CD was released in 2002.

But Oksana told RT there's nothing fishy about her intentions.

“I've never met a woman, who says she is pleased when the headline reads "I am a Home-breaker". People are misinterpreting the situation. I don't want people to say that about me,” said Oksana Pochepa.

Back in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, where Oksana is originally from, she is remembered as a hard-working and ambitious youngster. But even her teachers didn't know she would rise to the top.

“Talent is important. But to become a star you need more than that,” said Irina Medvedeva, Oksana's music teacher

And Oksana isn't the first Russian beauty to achieve high profile by seducing a famous Western man. Model Angela Ermakova gave birth to Boris Becker's child after a fleeting embrace in a cupboard in 1999. And last year, Ronnie Wood left his wife for a 19 year-old Russian cocktail waitress.

“It's not that unusual for someone to leave their wife after becoming famous. But as a rule, these new relationships don't last a long time,” says Igor Sadreev, Russian FHM Editor.

So, is this the beginning of a great love affair, a shameless publicity ploy by a fame-hungry starlet, or a mid-life crisis for one of Hollywood's most iconic actors?

It will remain fiction if Mel is being bitten by a shark, since he's still keeping silence.