Shania Twain's hubby cheated

by Jarrett Martineau | May 20, 2008 at 07:26 pm | 1111 views | 2 comments

UPDATE: Rumor on the street is that her hub hubs had an affair with Marie Ann Thiébaud, their longtime secretary and manager of their chateau in Switzerland.

According to People, Shania and Robert's split isn't simply a case of growing apart.

Shania, 42, has spent much of the past eight years out of the public spotlight living in Switzerland. But sources close to the pair have said that a third party was involved in the split: Marie Ann Thiébaud, a married longtime secretary and the manager of their chateau in Switzerland.

According to the source, Marie and Robert both left their spouses to be together, and are still currently in a relationship together.

NowPublic coverage from May 15th, 2008:

There's a lot of noise about this being a "fairy-tale marriage" but how can we know what their relationship was like? Eiher way, it's a sad day for Shania and Mutt, as they've announced an end to their 14 year marriage.

The whirlwind romance of Shania Twain, 42, and Robert (Mutt) Lange, 59, was the stuff of fairy tales. But on Thursday, the celebrity pair announced they were splitting after 14 years of marriage.

The famously reclusive couple – who have a six-year-old son, Eja – made the announcement through their publicist.

“This is a private matter and there will be no further comment at this time,” Tyson Parker of Universal Music Canada said in a statement.