Rachel Uchitel, one of the many women Tiger Woods had an affair with while he was married to his ex-wife Elin Nordegren, said her life had been a “living hell” for years since the scandal broke.
She explained to “Extra” why she finally broke her silence 10 years later.
“I have been silent for over a decade now and I felt it was very important for me to speak only once in my life, because I have spent all these years letting people think what they want to think and say what they will say.” said Uchitel. “I had to take my handcuffs and be able to tell my story for myself. I spent years ashamed of what was happening. “
The 45-year-old said she felt “ashamed” because she had an affair with a married man, but “that’s what I’m dealing with” and did not consider it fair to be denigrated by the media and the public.
“One moment doesn’t define your life … And I don’t like being marked as a mistress,” Uchitel said. “I don’t like being branded a homewrecker – that’s not me. I’m a 45-year-old woman. I made a wrong turn 10 years ago … I didn’t throw anyone on the stairs. I didn’t kill anyone. I made a mistake. Everyone is wrong. “
In fact, the scandal followed despite the time. “Everything has made my life a living hell for the last 10 years,” said the former host of the nightclub.
Uchitel also talked about why he participated in the upcoming HBO documentary “Tiger” about the tumultuous life of the golf star.
“I wanted people to see what really happened. I was not a mistress and I had a real relationship and I want people to leave me alone. I made a bad decision. And I’m sorry, and I’m embarrassed by that and … my apologies are to two people, not to the world, to two people, “she said.
The documentary will show Uchitel recalling the first eyes locked with Woods, also 45 years old, in a nightclub in New York. Here Woods would ask for her number and text her later.
Woods de Nordegren’s divorce became official on August 23, 2010. The former couple has two children: 13-year-old daughter Sam Alexis and 11-year-old son Charlie Axel.
The athlete then entered a treatment unit for sexual rehabilitation.
Woods’ ex-wife later moved in with Jordan Cameron. Nordegren, 41, and Cameron met a child, a boy named Arthur, in 2019.
The first part of “Tiger” premiered on HBO on January 10, the second part airing on January 17.