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Shania Twain Opens Up to Oprah

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"I didn't want to kill myself, but I didn't want to live," a somber Shania Twain said in an interview that aired today (May 3) on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show.' "Our lives were intertwined in every respect, and I really was completely shocked."

The country music superstar was, of course, talking about her mindset in the aftermath of finding out her husband of 14 years, Robert "Mutt" Lange, was having an inappropriate relationship with one of her closest friends, Marie-Anne Thiébaud, who was also a secretary at the couple's Switzerland chateau. (Both Mutt and Marie-Anne continue to deny the claims.)

Shania revealed to Oprah that she took what she calls a "pathetic" measure to repair her marriage, writing a letter to Marie-Anne and asking, "Why are you torturing me? Let it go, please. Find love somewhere else from someone else."

When the letter went unanswered, Shania wouldn't give up. "By not understanding and not knowing the details your imagination is left to run wild," she explains. "I never got the details. I phoned Marie-Anne and did everything I could to get the details out of her, and she changed her number and that was it."

But in a twist of fate that plays out like a movie, Shania found love with the other jilted party in the affair -- Marie-Anne's ex-husband, Frédéric Thiébaud. It was he, the handsome Swiss Nestle executive, who helped the singer get back on her feet and see the split as "a very positive thing."

"Frédéric Nicolas Thiébaud has been a true gift to me as a compassionate, understanding friend," Shania writes in a letter to fans on her website, "and over time, an amazing love has blossomed from this precious friendship."

Shania and Frédéric were married in a beach-side, sunset ceremony in Rincon, Puerto Rico on New Year's Day 2011.

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Now that her personal life is back on track, fans are chomping at the bit for new Shania Twain music. The Canadian songbird retreated from the spotlight long before her personal turmoil began, moving to Europe to raise her son, Eja, and concentrate on being a wife and mom. She hasn't released new music since 2002's 'Up!' and hasn't performed publicly in five years.

"I'm not sure when I'll be able to get back up on that stage," she admitted back in March at the Juno Awards. "I'm preparing for it. I'm already in the studio working. You're going to hear new music soon ... When that will become an album? It's all happening as we speak."

That album has also been a long time coming due to a medical condition Shania recently discovered, dysphonia, which she explains causes the muscles in her throat to squeeze her voice box. She blames the condition on traumatic events in her life, including the death of her parents in a car accident when she was a teenager and witnessing domestic violence as a child. But this is a hurdle Shania fully plans to jump.

"I've trapped my own voice, and now I've got to unwipe all that," she insists. "I really can't imagine not singing again."

In the meantime, Shania is keeping busy with a whirlwind media tour supporting her new book, 'From This Moment On,' and new show, 'Why Not? With Shania Twain,' to air on Oprah's OWN Network.

"I actually created the concept myself," she says of the TV series. "It's not a reality show, it's a documentary type thing about an isolated experience in my life documented in real time. I actually went to Oprah, to be honest, and asked, 'What do you think of this idea that I have?' She loved it and that was the end."

'Why Not' premieres May 8 at 11:00 PM ET on OWN.

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September 17 2011 at 11:36 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
drwatsonsr

This can happen to any one not all incidents are aired publicly, but celeberitys usually are. No matter the persons status an innocent child is in the picture and that should not be forgotten. Take care of your family first everything else will come in time.....

May 06 2011 at 9:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
linda

Shania, you are so luckier to have your new handsome husband, than mutt, who by the way, looked like a mutt.. I believe, in the end, you got the last laugh..Much happiness...

May 06 2011 at 11:15 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
CC

so the ride on the gravy train is over..the spot light is on someone else...now she blames not being able to sing on ver vocal cords and stress...Shania...you are very pleasing to the eye..but lets face..you Cannot sing..for a Karaoke get together yes..but the american idol girls put you to shame.. Raise your son and invest your millions wisely..Mutt moved on and so you should also..

May 04 2011 at 10:54 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jimmy

WOW....reading your post has lifted my spirits for sure....I thought I had it bad...!!! Good luck...!!

May 04 2011 at 10:31 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jimmy

WOW....reading your post has lifted my spirits for sure....I thought I had it bad...!!! Good luck...!!

May 04 2011 at 10:30 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
zkusa

Can you say issues? She is lovely on the outside, and yes she uses poor judgement when it comes to men. I for one would love to be her next mistake!

May 04 2011 at 4:50 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
bob parks

We guys need to spread it around. That's the nature of the world.

May 04 2011 at 4:41 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
lamwallin

I am a 54 yr. old disabled lady. My husband of 20 yrs. left me (he said) because he couldn't handle my health issues, however, there was a woman waiting in the wings. He knew her 3 months when he broke the news to me. Needless to say, I was totally devastated.

As a result of our break up (trying to maintain 2 households & pay bills) we lost the home we lived in for 16 years to foreclosure. We had to file bankruptcy. I am also a singer--country, rock, blues, bluegrass. I've been singing and playing guitar since I was 14 yrs. old. I started playing in bands when I was 18. I performed until I became too sick which was in my mid-40's. I also worked a day job at the same company for 16 years. I lost that job for missing too much time due to illness. During that time, my Mother died followed by my younger sister. This past fall I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I'm trying my best to survive on 1300.00/month Social Security Disability payments -- my rent is $750.00. I have no savings to fall back on. Sometimes I have to choose between medicine and groceries.
So ...

I lost MY HEALTH, my ability to perform with my band, my Mother, my day job, my younger sister, my husband, my home, my credit and now I'm totally broke battling breast cancer without good health or dental insurance.
I have a 1995 Ford that's parked in my apt. bldg. garage because it need repairs and I don't have money to fix it.
-- I'M TOTALLY ALONE. I have no children. My 2 sisters live far away.

While I know Shania suffered heartache and betrayal, just like me ... I DON'T FEEL ONE BIT SORRY FOR HER.
COME AND WALK IN MY SHOES FOR A DAY. YOUR LIFE IS A DREAM COME TRUE FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME.

May 04 2011 at 4:17 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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lamwallin

Just want to add that my husband and I took our niece, our Godchild, to her first concert in 2002 -- it was Shania Twain's UP concert.

May 04 2011 at 4:20 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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