The nation star, now 42, first met Cibrian, 52, again in 2009 whereas filming the Lifetime film Northern Lights. On the time, each have been married — Rimes to dancer Dean Sheremet, and Cibrian to Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Brandi Glanville.

In a candid interview with Circulation House, the “How Do I Stay” singer acquired actual about how loopy her life acquired after the affair went public.

“I noticed in a short time that there are loads of girls who’ve been damage,” Rimes mentioned. “Like, I have been on either side of that coin — I have been cheated on, too, so I do know that feeling. However so many ladies do not know what to do with that anger … I used to be a goal that was simply simply projected upon. And as soon as I noticed that, issues acquired lots simpler.”

Rimes mentioned coming to phrases with the load of the general public’s judgment helped her heal.

“As an alternative of taking it personally,” she defined, “I noticed, ‘This isn’t all my ache to hold.’ I do know what I am chargeable for within the scenario and making amends for that. However you already know, the world’s ache just isn’t mine to hold, and I believe that actually acquired thrown at me for a very long time.”

Rimes and Cibrian tied the knot in 2011 in a small ceremony that included Cibrian’s sons, whom he shares with Glanville, Mason and Jake.

And whereas the affair rocked their lives and even made its means onto Bravo, the couple are nonetheless going robust, greater than a decade later.

When requested in regards to the secret to their lasting relationship, Cibrian joked to the outlet, “As a result of we’re in mattress by 7:30!”

Issues have settled down with Glanville as nicely, with the group forming a blended household and sometimes getting collectively over the vacations and through milestone moments for the previous couple’s now-adult sons.

“I do not understand how we did it, all three of us, LeAnn, Eddie and myself. We — that is an enormous factor for me to say, we. We’ve superb kids. … We’ll have a struggle one week, after which we cannot. However that comes with parenting two youngsters,” Glanville instructed Leisure Tonight in a 2019 interview about their household dynamic.

The truth star, in the meantime, has remained single since her cut up from Cibrian, courting on and off through the years, although her latest facial disfigurement has led to her abstaining from intercourse for over a yr.

“I’ve locations to go, individuals to make out with. I’ve not had intercourse since final October,” she admitted throughout a December podcast interview, including that she hopes it clears up quickly. “I have never kissed [or] made out with anybody. I have never socialized, actually.”