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Shania Twain's Letter to Fans: 'I'm Enjoying Life'
Originally posted 06/12/2009 01:00PM
It's been over a year since country star Shania Twain, who split from her husband producer Robert "Mutt" Lange in May 2008 following his affair with her best friend, Marie-Anne Thiébaud, 38, a longtime secretary and manager of the couple's chateau in Switzerland.
And she's telling fans she's doing just fine.
"[I'm] managing very well, in fact," writes Twain in a letter to her fan club on her Web site. "I'm enjoying my child, friends and family like I haven't in years, and it's great . . . I've been experiencing and seeing new things every day, living life with a different and more optimistic attitude."
The singer's last public appearances included her triumphant return to the CMA Awards in November and a Manhattan shopping spree and a fun-filled Florida vacation in December with Thiebaud's ex-husband, Frédéric Thiébaud, 39.
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Shania Twain Enjoys Time with Pal Frédéric Thiébaud
Originally posted 12/12/2008 02:15PM
Shania Twain is enjoying a festive holiday season – a shopping spree in New York City and a sunny getaway to Florida – thanks to a group of friends, including Frédéric Thiébaud.
Spending time with Thiébaud, the ex-husband of Twain's former best friend who some sources say broke up Shania's marriage to Robert "Mutt" Lange, is having a positive effect in the country star, a friend tells PEOPLE.
"She's finally doing things she always wanted to do, emotionally freeing things," says the pal. "She's playing tennis four times a week, sky-diving for the first time."
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Shania Twain Arrives in New York with Surprising Companion
Originally posted 12/05/2008 12:45PM
Three weeks after getting a standing ovation for her surprise appearance at the CMA Awards, Shania Twain turned up in Manhattan Thursday with a number of friends from Switzerland, Nashville and Virginia for a weekend of Christmas shopping.
Among her group of pals? Frederic Thiébaud, the ex-husband of Twain's former best friend who sources say broke up the country star's marriage to Robert "Mutt" Lange. Twain and Thiébaud were photographed arriving from Switzerland at JFK airport together.
Back in May, Twain, 43, split from her producer husband Lange, 60.
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Shania Twain Surprises Nashville at the CMAs
Originally posted 11/12/2008 11:00PM
The Country Music Association promised a major surprise in the lead up to Wednesday's CMA Awards – and it came at the tail-end of the three-hour telecast: Shania Twain presented the final honor of the night – entertainer of the year – to Kenny Chesney.
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Shania Twain Makes Her Return
Originally posted 11/12/2008 10:00AM
Shania's back!
Twain, who was spotted in Nashville on Tuesday, will be a presenter at the Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday night. ABC, which is airing the awards show, has been running ads promising a buzz-worthy surprise guest.
Nashville is buzzing all right: The CMAs will mark Twain's first public appearance since the country crossover superstar, 43, announced her separation from husband Robert "Mutt" Lange, 60, in May.
Dividing her time between her native Canada and Switzerland, Twain "hasn't put down her guitar since the split," a source told PEOPLE in July. "The songs are pouring out of her."
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Shania Twain 'Working Hard' to Get Over Split
Originally posted 08/12/2008 01:50PM
A "bubbly" Shania Twain was seen shopping in Toronto recently and friends say the star is "progressing" after her shocking split from producer-songwriter husband Mutt Lange in May amid allegations of his affair.
Twain, whose son Eja D’Angelo turns seven Tuesday, "is doing Okay," a source says. "She is working hard to get over her split from Mutt. Life has to continue – that's her motto. She is a strong woman.”
Another source says, "There's still a lot of recovery to come but she's using the help of her friends and family. On a scale of one to 10, she is certainly not there yet but she is progressing."
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Shania Twain Is Singing the Blues
Originally posted 07/14/2008 02:20PM
Two months after her split from producer-songwriter husband, Robert "Mutt" Lange, Shania Twain has found strength in the two things that mean the most to her – her 6-year-old son, Eja D'Angelo, and her music.
"She's spending as much time with Eja as possible and hasn't put down her guitar since the split," a source close to singer tells PEOPLE. "The songs are pouring out of her."
No doubt some of them – like many great country songs – are inspired by heartache. Twain, 42, announced her separation from Lange, 59, in May, after she found out about his alleged affair with one of her best friends.
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Shania Twain: I Need to Heal My 'Broken Heart'
Originally posted 06/05/2008 06:00PM
Shania Twain is opening up to fans for the first time about her "broken heart" after splitting from her husband, Robert "Mutt" Lange, last year after 14 years of marriage.
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The 'Other Woman' in Shania Twain Split Speaks
Originally posted 05/29/2008 08:30AM
Shania Twain's close friend and longtime assistant is finally speaking out – and denying reports she's behind the singer's surprise split from her husband of 14 years, PEOPLE reports in its new issue.
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First Photo of Alleged Other Woman in Shania Twain Split
Originally posted 05/22/2008 06:15AM
As Shania Twain copes with her sudden split with the support of family and friends in her native Canada, sources close to the singer say she is reeling from a double betrayal – not only by her husband of 14 years, music producer Robert "Mutt" Lange, but by a woman she considered a close friend.
Lange's relationship with Marie-Anne Thiébaud, 37, a longtime secretary and house manager at Twain and Lange's estate in Switzerland, was behind the breakup, say several sources familiar with the situation.
"Mutt and Marie-Anne left their spouses for each other and are still in a relationship," says one source, adding that the Swiss employee was a fixture in the household Twain, 42, and Lange, 59, shared with their son, 6-year-old Eja D’Angelo.
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