Shania Twain tells fans she`s moved on, after split

Los Angeles: Country singer Shania Twain is feeling like a woman again, returning to the spotlight with a new man by her side after her marriage broke up last year.

Twain, 44, separated from her husband of 14 years, record producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange, just over a year ago after he had an affair, ending a highly lucrative partnership in which Lange produced the Canadian star`s three blockbuster albums. But after largely disappearing from the public eye for a year, Twain is back, set to appear as a guest judge on television singing contest "American Idol" during auditions this week. In a letter addressed to fans on her website, which is accompanied by a video, Twain said she spent the past year traveling, reading, sharing time with her son 8-year-old Eja, and "concentrating on moving on and forward." "I hit a very big bump in the road," said Twain, whose marriage broke down after her husband was reported to be having an affair with longtime secretary and manager of the couple`s Swiss chateau, Marie-Anne Thiebaud. Twain said she has now made a point of surrounding herself with loving people whom she could trust, referring particularly to a man called "Fred" described as a constant companion who understood her pain as his own family had split up under "the same extreme circumstances." Her companion is Frederic Thiebaud, the husband of Marie-Anne Thiebaud. "We leaned on one another through the ups and downs, taking turns holding each other up. We`ve become stronger and closer through it all, as have our children Eja and Johanna (Fred`s 8-year-old daughter)," said Twain. "When I reflect on it all, it`s clear how remarkably active my life has been since last December -- a time in the life of someone working hard to "move on" and succeeding." Twain made no mention of when she would be out with some new music. Bureau Report