LeAnn Rimes felt like an easy "target" after her affair with Eddie Cibrian

Reflecting on the backlash to their affair, she told Flow Space: "I realised very quickly that there are a lot of women who've been hurt.

"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.

"I was a target that was just easily projected upon. And once I realised that, things got a lot easier."

LeAnn and Eddie, 52, tied the knot in 2011, with their wedding taking place less than a year after their divorces were finalised.

The 42-year-old singer has now reached a place where she doesn't take "all of the craziness" and backlash against the couple "personally".

She explained: "I know what I'm responsible for in the situation and making amends for that. "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."

Brandi - who was married to Eddie from 2001 to 2009 and has sons Mason, 21, and Jake, 17, with her ex - previously opened up about putting and while their split and divorce were acrimonious, they have putting their differences aside to present a united front for their children, which included spending Christmas with her ex and his wife.

Speaking on her podcast Brandi Glanville Unfiltered, she explained: "I put my kids first. I have the utmost respect for myself. Like, certain times, I actually pat myself on the back and [say], like, 'Oh, my girl. You're doing this for your boys.'

"I can step in there and not give a f*** as long as everyone's happy and everyone's in one place and the kids are happy and we're having a good time and the food is good."

While Eddie and LeAnn's relationship with Brandi is cordial now, Glanville still managed to take a swipe at the pair while referencing reports Eddie had cheated on her during their marriage.

She said: "It sounds ridiculous, and I don't know that it would be done if it were the other way around if I had cheated and married and invited him over."