Julia Volkova, who makes up one half of supposedly lesbian pop group Tatu, has admitted that she’s pregnant.

The 19-year-old, who once said she’d like to marry her singing partner Lena Katina, said the baby was due at the end of the summer.

Speaking to Russian daily newspaper Zhizn, Volkova said: “I don’t know if I am going to have a girl or a boy and I don’t want to know before it is born.”

Father of the child is long-term boyfriend Pasha Sidorov, a martial arts expert who already has a wife and daughter.

Speaking about their relationship Volkova said: “Obviously we will not be celebrating a wedding.”

The girls who soared to number one in the UK on the back of massive publicity over their alleged lesbian relationship and steamy on-stage antics have said they will keep working together.

Katina said she would wait until Julia was ready before continuing their pop career and did not want to bring in a substitute for her pregnant colleague.

The pair split from founding manager Ivan Shapovalov in February and are now said to be working with new producer Boris Rensky.

Credit: Ananova