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LeAnn Rimes chatted with the Daily Mail about her new album Spitfire, and she also opened up about her personal life, including her weight and her affair with Eddie Cibrian, who was married to Brandi Glanville at the time their romance began.

"It's definitely been a turbulent four years," LeAnn says. "I think the last four years of my life just came out through my music. I don't think I expected the album to be this honest, but I found that the emotions just came pouring out of me. It was liberating and cathartic to write, but it wasn't easy."

In her new song, "Borrowed," the country star sings about being the other woman, and she tells the Mail:

    "Obviously, it was a very controversial topic to write about and as hard as it was for me to write the song, I think it painted a true picture of that situation. I wasn't being hard on myself when I wrote it – that line about feeling pathetic was just true – but I wanted to describe a very stark moment in my life. You just feel in complete limbo and I felt guilty too; it wasn't pretty at all. But I made my choices and I'm living with them. I know I'm not the first person to go through it and I won't be the last."


When asked about going to rehab for 30 days last August for "anxiety and stress," LeAnn says:

    "I have considered staying off [social media] but I've basically just learned to deal with the criticism. The people who do it hide behind a computer screen and don't even show themselves and it's interesting to have people judge you but have no idea about who you really are and what you're all about. I did stop [tweeting] for a while but then I was like, 'Screw this! I don't want to stop communicating with my real fans.' The block button's a great thing – if you talk crap to me, I'll just block you!"


What about her fluctuating weight? LeAnn continues:

    "People said I was [anorexic] but I didn't have a problem with eating as I ate a ton all the time – I could eat my husband under the table! But I was going through a time when I just wasn't sleeping – my mind wouldn't shut off and my heart was breaking. Now I'm secure about my body, although I'm like any other woman and have my moments of self doubt. But it's nice to have a husband who tells you you're beautiful all the time. I'll say to him, 'I've gained a few pounds' and he'll say, 'Good!' It just gives you another level of confidence. But being in this business, I've noticed that image-wise it's definitely worse for a woman."