Shania Twain shares secret behind her 15-year marriage to her 'true love' Frederic Thiebaud

Reflecting on their journey, Shania Twain said that even if they had met as teenagers, she believes he still would have been her lifelong partner
Frederic Thiebaud and Shania Twain began dating in 2009 (Getty Images)
Frederic Thiebaud and Shania Twain began dating in 2009 (Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Shania Twain has now disclosed how she and her husband of fifteen years, Frederic Thiebaud, are still going strong.

The pop icon married the Swiss businessman, 55, in 2011 in Rincon, Puerto Rico. She was earlier married to record producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange. But the marriage ended in 2010. The ex-couple share a son named Eja Lange.

Shania Twain calls husband Frederic Thiebaud 'greatest talker'

Now, during a recent interview with PEOPLE, Twain praised her “forever true love” Thiebaud for being “really good at reminding both of us that we have to keep communication open.” 

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 24: (L-R) Shania Twain and Frédéric Thiébaud attend the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/AMA2019/Getty Images for dcp)
(L-R) Shania Twain and Frederic Thiebaud attend the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California (Photo by Kevin Mazur/AMA2019/Getty Images for dcp)

“He’s the greatest talker, and he’s not inhibited at all when expressing his feelings, which is really wonderful in a man,” she said, before adding, “If you have a man that is really open and wants to keep the communication open, you’re blessed as a woman.”

Shania Twain says 'it’s a beautiful feeling' to grow old with Frederic Thiebaud

The 60-year-old Canadian singer revealed that if she faces any marital problems, she likes to “meditate over the issue, take a walk or be alone with [her] guitar.”

But her 55-year-old husband is the opposite, as he likes to clear the issues through communication. “Fred wants to talk about it. He wants to talk it through, and he wants to fix it. And that’s the best advice. I mean, he’s not wrong,” Twain asserted.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 05: (L-R) Shania Twain and Frédéric Thiébaud attend Universal Music Group’s 2023 After Party to celebrate the 65th Grammy Awards, Presented by Coke Studio and Merz Aesthetics’ Xperience+ at Milk Studios Los Angeles on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for Universal Music Group for Brands)
(L-R) Shania Twain and Frederic Thiebaud attend Universal Music Group’s 2023 After Party to celebrate the 65th Grammy Awards, Presented by Coke Studio and Merz Aesthetics’ Xperience+ at Milk Studios Los Angeles on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California (Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images for Universal Music Group for Brands)

Further taking pride in her successful marriage, the ‘Queen of Country Pop’ gushed, “This is the love I’m going to grow old with, and it’s a beautiful feeling.”

“I’m sure we’ll always have romance, but there’s a depth and a gratitude that I have about having this love. And if I [had] met Fred as a teenager, I do believe that he would have been my lifelong love even from then. It just takes sometimes years to find that person,” the ‘Man! I Feel Like A Woman!’ hitmaker added.

Shania Twain claimed Frederic Thiebaud 'was such an undeniable love'

This came a few years after Twain reflected on her first marriage and its painful end.

Shania Twain attends the 2024 People's Choice Country Awards at The Grand Ole Opry on September 26, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)
Shania Twain attends the 2024 People's Choice Country Awards at The Grand Ole Opry on September 26, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)

She reportedly shared, “That is a really strong bond that builds over time, that is rare, that you don’t have in every relationship if you don’t have those deep scars in common. We were a big part of each other’s healing.”

“When I got divorced, I said, ‘I’m never getting married again.’ I was definitely one of those people that could have written a million songs about, ‘I’m never going to fall in love again.’ But Fred was such an undeniable love,” Twain had claimed.

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