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LeAnn Rimes Details Evolving Relationship With Eddie Cibrian After 14 Years of Marriage

LeAnn Rimes shared insight into what makes her marriage with Eddie Cibrian work in an exclusive interview with E! News.

By Brahmjot Kaur Sep 09, 2025 5:32 PMTags
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LeAnn Rimes knows that life always goes on.

With the "I Need You" singer enjoying nearly 15 years of marriage with Eddie Cibrian, she's learned what it takes to make a relationship really feel like home.

"It's about just being present with each other, honestly," LeAnne exclusively told E! News at ABC's End of Summer Soirée on Sept. 5. "You think you know someone, but in 15 years, you evolve so much. It's like learning every day when you wake up."

The 43-year-old—who is returning to acting after over seven years with a villain role in the upcoming series 9-1-1 Nashville—emphasized that it's essential to be there for "all the incarnations of each other."

She and the Sunset Beach alum know that this kind of love brings joy to every aspect of their lives. As she put it, "We're really so happy and we do laugh a lot, which is a good thing." (For more with LeAnne and other ABC stars, tune into E! News tonight, Sept. 9 at 11 p.m.)

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However, LeAnn has previously acknowledged that their complicated love story started with some "craziness." After all, she and the 52-year-old began having an affair while filming the 2009 movie Northern Lights during their respective marriages to Dean Sheremet and Brandi Glanville.

"I realized very quickly that there are a lot of women who've been hurt," she told Flow Space in July. "Like, I've been on both sides of that coin—I've been cheated on, too, so I know that feeling."

"But so many women don't know what to do with that anger," she continued. "I was a target that was just easily projected upon. And once I realized that, things got a lot easier."

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Looking back at the affair, LeAnn understands that she can't take the hate towards her romance with Eddie "personally."

"I know what I'm responsible for in the situation and making amends for that," she admitted. "But you know, the world's pain is not mine to carry, and I think that really got thrown at me for a long time."

Now, the Coyote Ugly actress takes that chapter in her life as a necessary lesson.

"If I want to live a fulfilling life, I've got to learn how to let that guard down," she added, "To me, it was either I was going to die, or I had to confront it."

For a closer look at more singers' love lives, keep reading.

—Reporting by Sharon Carpenter

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco

The "Lose You to Love Me" singer debuted her romance with the music producer in December 2023, writing in an Instagram comment, "He is my absolute everything in my heart."

Selena—who previously dated Justin Bieber and The Weekndhas known Benny for at least eight years, as they worked together on her 2015 Revival tracks "Same Old Love" and "Kill Em With Kindness."

They got engaged in December 2024, and exchanged vows in September 2025.

Ashanti and Nelly

The "Body on Me" collaborators dated on and off between 2003 and 2013, then rekindled their romance in 2023. They tied the knot in a private December 2023 wedding ceremony, with Ashanti giving birth to the couple's first baby in July 2024.

Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra

The pair tied the knot in December 2018 and later welcomed daughter Malti Marie in January 2022.

"Family is a big part of my life. It's always been a part of my dreams," Priyanka told E! News' Daily Pop in January 2021, with Nick adding the next month, "We're blessed to have each other and have a full heart for the future."

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

The Grammy winner saw sparks fly with the Kansas City Chiefs football player during the cruel summer of 2023.

“This all started when Travis very adorably put me on blast on his podcast, which I thought was metal as hell,” she told TIME in December 2023. “We started hanging out right after that. So we actually had a significant amount of time that no one knew, which I’m grateful for, because we got to get to know each other. By the time I went to that first game, we were a couple. I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game? We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date.”

Travis proposed to the "Enchanted" singer in August 2025 in the former's backyard.

Miley Cyrus and Maxx Morando

The Hannah Montana alum has been getting flowers from the Liily drummer since 2021.

"It's official between them," a source told E! News in January 2022, with a second insider adding, "They are both artistic and creative, so they bond over being musicians."

Harry Styles and Taylor Russell

The One Direction alum seemingly kicked off his golden romance with the Bones and All actress in 2023 following his split from Olivia Wilde. Harry and Taylor were spotted holding hands in London in September 2023, and he attended her final West End performance in The Effect the following month.

The pair reportedly called it quits in May after less than a year of dating. Harry sparked romance rumors with Zoë Kravitz in September 2025 after they stepped out together several times in recent weeks.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z

The music legends tied the knot on April 4, 2008 and went on to welcome daughter Blue Ivy on January 7, 2012 and twins Rumi and Sir on June 13, 2017.

"I was 20 years old when we first started dating," Bey told Jay-Z on his birthday in 2006. "You taught me how to be a woman. You taught me how to live. You taught me how to be a friend. You've given me so much in life."

Adele and Rich Paul

The singer said hello to a new romance when she reconnected with the sports agent in 2021. Later that year, she praised him as "hilarious" and "very smart" during her CBS special, noting, "It's quite incredible watching him do what he does and just the easiness of it and very smooth."

As Adele told The Hollywood Reporter in December 2023, "Rich and I have always known everything about each other since the day we got together." 

Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater

After news broke of Ariana's split with husband Dalton Gomez in July 2023, she said "thank u, next" and started a relationship with her Wicked costar, who officially filed for divorce from his wife Lilly Jay in September 2023.

Demi Lovato and Jutes

The couple met while working on her 2022 single "Substance" and she debuted her romance with the "Too Easy" artist in August 2022.

They got engaged in December 2023 and made it official in May 2025.

"We worked really well together and we're also just super in love," the Disney alum said on The Jennifer Hudson Show shortly after her engagement. "It's amazing to find someone that you just laugh with and that you get to make music with."

A$AP Rocky and Rihanna

They found love after first meeting over a decade ago. The singers performed "Cockiness" at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards and grew closer over the years. Things seemed to turn romantic by 2018, when they cozied up at a Louis Vuitton fashion show. 

The couple welcomed son RZA in May 2022 and baby boy Riot Rose in August 2023, followed by daughter Rocki Irish in September 2025.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck

Her love didn't cost a thing—except 20 years' wait. Though they originally got engaged in November 2002, Ben and J.Lo ultimately broke up and spent years apart. Their rekindled romance took off, with a second engagement in April 2022 and tied the knot just three months later.

However, the greatest love story never told ended in August 2024, when Jennifer filed for divorce. Their divorce was settled in January 2025.

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