The lover of Tiger Woods takes the scandal to the grave
Tiger Woods’ ex-lover Rachel Uchitel said her infamous 16-year fling with the golfer will haunt her for the rest of her life.2008. Uchitel met Woods, one of the greatest golfers of all time, in Las Vegas. Introduction. mutual friend, baseball star Derek Jeter.Woods (48) was married to Swedish model Elin Nordegren at the time. However, after meeting Uchitel, she began a relationship with him that came to light in 2009.Nordegren learned of the relationship after Uchitel was filmed checking into Woods’ hotel room during the Australian Masters that year.The media. later revealed that Woods was a sex addict and had cheated on his wife with more than 120 women in what became one of the biggest sex scandals of all time..
Despite being just one Woods case, Uchitel still feels the scandal has haunted him to this day.”When you’re in such a big conversation that everyone wants to talk, it should go to the grave.” Uchitel told the Daily Mail. “It affected my relationships, I have a very small world, I keep it that way.”Before meeting Woods, Uchitel experienced great losses in his life. She lost her father, Bob, to an overdose when she was 15. At the age of 26 she lost her fiancé, James O’Grady, who died in the tragedy of 9/11.”Nothing out of the ordinary is with me, so I need to meet extraordinary men and I haven’t really found that,” Uchitel told The Sun. “So I’m open, I want to prove my life. I want to be married. I want to be in a relationship. I’m always hopeful, that’s what I hope for, every morning when I wake up. I’m going to meet him today.”Last year Rachel launched the Miss Understandable podcast, which she says was an opportunity for “misunderstood” people to tell their side of the story.After the sex scandal, Woods and Nordegren broke up. In a $100 million divorce. They have two children together, a daughter and a son.During this time, Woods dated skier Lindsey Vonn from 2013 to 2015, stylist Kristin Smith from 2016 to 2017, and restaurateur Erica Herman until 2022.Woods is currently . will compete in the 2024 Masters in Georgia, USA, where he just shot a career-worst 82..