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Marie Anne Thiebaud’s Rollercoaster Journey from Best Friend to House Wrecker

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Marie Anne Thiebaud’s Rollercoaster Journey from Best Friend to House Wrecker

Most of us know Marie-Anne Thiébaud as Shania Twain’s assistant. She also works as her secretary and real estate manager. However, we can say that they are more than just colleagues; they are best friends, and it’s sweet to witness their relationship blossom and go deeper.

But despite being friends for a long time, these two made headlines numerous times, not because of their friendship but because of something not everyone expected.

Who is Marie-Anne Thiébaud?

Marie Anne Thiebaud was born in 1971 in Switzerland, where she was raised and attended school. Known as being a private person, Marie Anne tells very little about her family. She also hasn’t talked much about her parents or other family members. Marie-Anne’s life isn’t lacking in the same old romance every girl would love to experience. 

After meeting in the late 1990s, Marie and her soon-to-be husband, Frederic Thiebaud, began dating in 2000. Frederic Thiebaud has done a lot of work for Nestle. From February 2001 through December 2005, he led projects for Nestle International. 

After all the courtship and amour, Marie-Anne and Frederic tied the knot in 2001. Additionally, Marie and Frederic welcomed their first child, a daughter named Johanna Thiebaud, the same year.

How Marie-Anne and Shania Met

The pair met when Shania Twain and Mutt Lange relocated to Switzerland in 2000. Marie-Anne was later introduced and hired as their assistant, secretary, and estate manager. Also, Marie-Anne assisted Shania Twain’s husband with interpreting.

Robert John Lange, who goes mostly by Mutt, is a well-known South African rock producer. He worked with various rock and pop icons, including Celine Dion, Britney Spears, and Lady Gaga. He was introduced to Shania Twain in 1993. 

Six months after they met, Mutt and Shania got married. After being tied maritally, they collaborated and produced her most popular albums, The Woman in Me (1995) and Come On Over (1997).

Shania and Mutt were blessed by a lovely son named Eja Lange on August 12, 2001. Marie-Anne then had more duty as the child was left in her care while the couple traveled and attended to other business and family needs. Around the 2000s, Marie-Anne frequently traveled with Shania Twain while she promoted her music albums. 

Shania and the Thiebauds became so close that the two couples went on family vacations together. For a while, this lovely dynamic persisted. During that time, Marie-Anne and Mutt became intimate enough to begin an affair.

The Cheating Incident

When Marie Anne was discovered having an affair with Mutt Lange, their famous relationship ended untimely. Lange eventually decided to leave Shania Twain for Marie Anne after several months of continuing their relationship covertly. When he informed her about wanting a divorce, they weren’t having any major issues, so she was surprised.

Shania Twain explained her “weeping” and “suffering” in an email to Thiebaud after learning of the affair, as was to be anticipated. She also counseled the other woman to find love that wouldn’t hurt either family. Around 2008, Anne-Marie and her husband got divorced. 

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Lange abruptly informed Shania that he wanted to dissolve their 14-year marriage in the summer of 2008, although he didn’t fully explain why. Shania then asked Marie-Anne for advice, not knowing that her ‘best friend’ was exactly why her husband wanted to go separate ways.

In her interview with Oprah in 2011, Shania also narrated how she had previously sought help from Marie-Anne when she thought her husband was having an affair, only to be told she was overthinking. In the end, the one who revealed that Mutt and Marie-Anne were having an affair was Frédéric, Marie-Anne’s husband.

As the story unfolded, one could say that this sounds like something we can only watch on our televisions, but it’s not. Shania and Marie-Anne got entangled at a crossroads of having to fall in love with the same man. Later, Shania Twain would equate the profound loss she felt after her parents died of the divorce and describe it as death.

The So-Called ‘Husband Swap.’

Let’s talk about the other people that ended up being involved in these sad events since Shania and Frédéric participated in plenty of newsworthy antics. After experiencing heartbreak, Shania sought comfort and new love in the arms of Frederic Thiebaud.

Shania found solace and safety in Frederic, Marie Anne Thiebaud’s then-husband, maybe due to their shared grief and loss. Many people were taken aback by how the events played out, but the correlation between the two is clear.

After finishing their courtship, the pair decided to get married on January 1, 2011, and they have been together ever since. Although it appears that Shania Twain and Marie Anne Thiebaud played “musical chairs” by switching husbands, as mentioned by Armchair Expert host Dax Shephard’s joke, many people found the entire situation humorous.

Are Mutt and Marie-Anne still together?

Years after the incident, Marie Anne Thiebaud gained the attention of many people, but in a not-so-positive way. After Mutt popped the question to Marie in 2010, the two eventually married in the summer of 2010.

Through everything they have gone through, many are curious whether Marie-Anne and Mutt Lange are still together. Despite it being unclear if Marie-Anne and Mutt are still a thing, it is said that the two have remained in Switzerland after his divorce from Shania Twain in 2010.

There was even an instance in 2015 when Shania Twain acknowledged in an interview that she had previously crossed paths with her ex-friend, but there was no evidence.

Where is Marie-Anne now?

Marie-Anne remained quiet about her life, so not much is known about her current job or living status at the moment. There was not much news about her and her new husband on the internet. 

Gossip-seekers tried hard to search for answers on social media platforms like Marie-Anne Thiebaud’s Instagram for posts that might tell us what she’s been up to as of late. However, there was not much at all.

Many are still thirsty for the tea since Thiebaud left a big impression on the masses by silently snatching her best friend’s husband. But maybe Marie Anne decided to go low-key after having to cause havoc in the entertainment industry with her cheating stunt—well, who wouldn’t?

As bad as the story of Marie Anne Thiebaud’s friendship and love story went, no one can deny that she became a big part of Shania Twain’s life. She might not have had the best career or footprint in the entertainment industry, but still, she was able to become a friend and a wife. 

The only downside is that she is labeled a cheater and a home wrecker by no other than her best friend. It was a crazy circle that Marie Anne Thiebaud sowed, and she reaps all the harvest for that.

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