Shania Twain Gushes About "Amazing" Engagement

Tuesday – December 21, 2010 – 10:21am

Yes, Shania Twain's getting married -- and she's ready to share her joy with the world!

As first reported by UsMagazine.com  on Monday, the country star is set to wed Frederic Thiebaud. Swiss-born Nestle executive Thiebaud, 40, is the ex-husband of Twain's former best friend Marie-Anne Thiebaud -- the woman Robert "Mutt" Lange, Twain's husband of 14 years, abruptly left her for in May 2008. Twain, 45, and Frederic leaned on one another in the wake of their devastating divorces, and a romance developed.

On Tuesday, Twain confirmed the engagement news in an emotional open letter to fans at her official website.

The engaged star wrote:

The people who make my life the most joyful are the ones I am able to lean on because of my own humanness.  In the last two and a half years of adjusting to life after separation and divorce, I needed to lean on others more often than I was accustomed to.  These people have been gifts, and I am fortunate to have so many of these beautiful people - friends, family and beloved fans, who's support I cherish more deeply with each day that passes.  Now another year is about to pass, and I would like to thank everyone who helped me believe that new beginnings are possible and that love can be trusted.  Thank you!

2010 is leaving me with a renewed faith in love and commitment.  I believe in the right to be loved and the blessing of being able to love in return.  Talking about love, I am excited to share some personal news with you;  I'm in love!  Frederic Nicolas Thiebaud has been a true gift to me as a compassionate, understanding friend and over time, an amazing love has blossomed from this precious friendship.  Fred and I are happy to announce, our ENGAGEMENT! 

Love, peace and happiness is taking me in to 2011 and I'm feeling refreshed and optimistic about the future.  I'm looking forward to what the new year has in store and to sharing it with you. So, I'll be in touch with more news and details soon.  Until then, have a fantastic holiday season and I wish you love."

http://www.usmagazine.com/healthylifestyle/news/shania-twain-gushes-about-amazing-engagement-20102112

There's a total B.S. article about Shania & Fred's engagement on DailyMail.Co.Uk - it falsely accuses Shania of having an affair with a 'builder' on her property early in her marriage to 'Matt', not 'Mutt'. Brilliant research Daily Mail!

Looks like they moderated it, but it is mentioned in the comments section.not sure how to link from i phone google it. 'daily mail' shania in love.

'I'm in love': Shania Twain announces her engagement after real-life wife swap
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Two years ago she was facing her first Christmas alone after her husband left her for her best friend.
Now Shania Twain can't contain her joy, as she declared 'I'm in love' on her personal website.
Announcing her engagement, she wrote: 'I am excited to share some personal news with you; I'm in love!
'Frederic Nicolas Thiebaud has been a true gift to me as a compassionate, understanding friend and over time, an amazing love has blossomed from this precious friendship.'

In love: Country singer Shania Twain has confirmed her engagement to boyfriend of two years Frederic Thiebaud who was married to her former friend
And she finished: 'Fred and I are happy to announce, our ENGAGEMENT!'
The Country singer, 45, turned to Thiebaud for comfort during her break-up with her ex-husband.
Thiebaud, 40, was formerly married to Shania's best friend and house manager Marie-Anne Thiebaud, who is now living with her ex-husband.
The mother-of one suffered a broken heart when her husband of 14 years, legendary producer Mutt Lange, left her for her best friend in 2008.
But the Come On Over singer is now 'happier than she's ever been' - after getting together with the man whose wife stole her husband.
'Love, peace and happiness is taking me in to 2011 and I'm feeling refreshed and optimistic about the future', Shania shared with her fans.

Happy again: The couple supported each other through their divorces but friendship soon turned to love
Marie-Anne was an employee of Shania's and looked after her 46-room château in Switzerland.
She soon became a close confidante and travel companions as Shania knew virtually no one else in Switzerland.
But when the country singer's marriage imploded two years ago with rumours of an affair between her husband and Marie-Anne, Shania turned to Thiebaud for comfort .
He was also suffering from the devastating split from his wife.
Shania wrote on her website of Thiebaud last year: 'We leaned on one another through the ups and downs, taking turns holding each other. We've become closer and and stronger through it all'.

You're The One: Shania called Frederic a true gift and an amazing love
By the summer of 2009, their friendship had turned into love.
The love birds reportedly became secretly engaged two months ago in Switzerland and a source told Us Weekly 'Fred is a hopeless romantic, so it was done in a very special way'.
The Nestle business executive had apparently planned the proposal for months and helped to design the three-carat, emerald-cut diamond ring worth an estimated $100,000.
The couple stepped out together in New York last week, with Twain reportedly showing off an enormous engagement ring.
In the real-life wife-swap story, Lange is still living with Marie-Anne and both couples have a friendly relationship for the sake of their children.
Shania and her ex-husband share custody of their son Eja, nine, and the Thiebaud's have a daughter, also nine.
The former musical couple finalised their divorce in June.
'Shania is cordial with Mutt for the sake of Eja. Everyone gets along now because it all worked out for the best', a source close to the couple revealed.
'Mutt knows about the engagement is happy for her'.
Shania and her ex-husband collaborated musically and he produced her 1997 hit album Come On Over which is the top-selling female studio album in history.
Lange, who produced hits for bands like Def Leppard, AC/DC and Maroon five, was said to be a recluse and when the couple moved to Switzerland in 2000, they reportedly would go weeks on their estate without seeing anyone from the outside world.
But Thiebaud has brought out her adventurous side and the couple have gone water-skiing, sky-diving and for camel rides during trips around the world.
In a video posting on her website, Shania shared with fans that her lover surprised her during a trip to the Swiss Alps with a picnic.
He romantically etched out the words I Love You in the snow.
A source close to the couple said: 'He's very affectionate and doting. Fred is always taking are of her and making sure she is happy'.
Worth an estimated $450million, Shania is said to be excited about getting married again but not in a major rush.
The You're Still The One singer hasn't recorded any new music in a while but she has a lot to look forward to in the coming year.
Shania is currently filming a travelogue documentary for Oprah Winfrey's new TV network OWN.
Titled Why Not? With Shania Twain, the series will follow the singer as she 'begins her climb back to the top, a personal journey filled with risk, revelations and unexpected adventures', a statement from the network said.


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