Rachel Uchitel, one of the many women Tiger Woods had an affair with while she was married to his ex-wife Elin Nordegren, said her life had been a ‘living hell’ for years since the scandal broke out.
She explained to “Extra” why she finally broke her silence ten years later.
‘I’ve been silent for over a decade now, and I felt it was important for me to speak only once in my life, because I’ve spent all those years making people think what they want to think and say. what they want. says, ”Uchitel said. ‘I had to take off the shackles and be able to tell my story to myself. I spent years under the shame of what was going on. ”
The 45-year-old said she felt ‘ashamed’ because she had an affair with a married man, but ‘it’s for me to deal with’ and did not feel it was being made bad by the media and the public. not.
“One moment does not define your life … And I do not like to be described as a mistress,” Uchitel said. “I do not like being described as a housekeeper – that’s not who I am. I’m a 45 year old woman. I made one wrong turn ten years ago … I did not throw anyone down the stairs. I did not kill anyone. I made a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes. ”
In fact, the scandal followed her despite the passage of time. “The whole thing has made my life a living hell for the past ten years,” the former hostess at the nightclub said.
Uchitel also talked about why she participated in the upcoming HBO documentary “Tiger” about the turbulent life of the golf star.
“I wanted people to see what really happened. I was not a mistress, and I was in a real relationship, and I want people to leave me alone about it. I made a bad decision. And I’m sorry about that, and I’m ashamed of it and … my apology is to two people, not the world, but two people, ‘she said.
According to the documentary, Uchitel will show how he remembers the first closing eyes with Woods, also 45, in a nightclub in New York. This is where Woods allegedly asked for her number and texted her minutes later.
Woods’ divorce from Nordegren becomes official on August 23, 2010. The former couple share two children: daughter Sam Alexis (13) and son Charlie Axel (11).
The athlete then enters a treatment facility for sex rehabilitation.
Woods’ ex-wife later moved in with Jordan Cameron. Nordegren, 41, and Cameron welcomed a child, a boy named Arthur, in 2019.
The first part of “Tiger” premiered on January 10 on HBO, with its second part on January 17.