Dean Sheremet Dishes on LeAnn Rimes Cheating Scandal; He Said That Divorcing Him is the Dumbest Thing She Ever Did to Her Career

Dean Sheremet, LeAnn Rimes' ex-husband, spilled all the dirt about his ex-wife's infamous 2009 cheating scandal with Eddie Cibrian, describing the entire ordeal as a "f---ing disaster" to former Us Weekly staffer Natalie Thomas on her lifestyle blog, Nat's Next Adventure.

The dancer turned chef, 34, opened up about Rimes' betrayal and the demise of their seven-year marriage in 2009; Us Weekly was first to reveal that Rimes was having an affair with her married Northern Lights costar.

"You know, it's easy when you're head over heels, especially so young, to fall completely in love and give yourself so freely," he reflected of his marriage. "She was 18. I was 20 [when we got married]. I was a professional dancer. She was a superstar. I knew that one of us had to sacrifice something to have a healthy marriage. And that was my goal. As much as I wanted to be successful, I wanted a family more. I've always wanted to be married and have kids. Family is everything to me."

Sheremet said he suspected nothing was going on between his then-wife and Cibrian when he first visited the set. "He was a good looking guy. I just remember being like, 'Oh, God, just another one of those Hollywood pretty boys,'" he recalled. "If you're in a room with him, he's probably one of the most charming people you'll ever meet. But I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw this f---ing table... He just felt like one of those guys from the beginning. A total schmoozer. Very Hollywood. I never bought his schtick. But I wasn't worried."

Both Sheremet and Rimes have moved on since the explosive scandal. In 2011, he married photographer Sarah Silver, and Rimes married Cibrian. And despite Sheremet's harrowing past with his ex, the current chef told the blog it's all now a lesson learned.