This is a good indicator of how slow the gossip world is today – Us Weekly’s big scoop of the week is that Elin Nordegren, the ex-wife of Tiger Woods, is back in the dating game. Elin had been extraordinarily low-key in the aftermath of Tiger’s… uh… Mistress Explosion. As far as I can remember, Elin only gave that one interview to People Magazine, and beyond that she kept quiet and stayed out of the spotlight as she filed for divorce and allowed her estranged husband to self-destruct publicly. So, now she’s back into the dating game, and it looks like no celebrities are allowed.
Elin Nordegren is back in the game! Eight months after divorcing pro golfer Tiger Woods, the Swedish model, 31, is on a mission for a new man, a source tells Us Weekly.
“She was seeing a banker in Florida for three months, but that went nowhere,” continues the insider.
As for her relationship with her 35-year-old ex (father to her children, Sam, 3, and Charlie, 2), “the only interaction they have is when she drops the kids off,” adds the source.
“That’s it. She hates him. She doesn’t see him or speak with him. And they have their custody schedule already set through the end of the year.”
And finding a boyfriend isn’t Nordegren’s only project. After purchasing a $12.2 million beachfront mansion in North Palm Beach, Fla., in March, the Rollins College psychology student “is knocking it down and rebuilding on the lot,” says the source, adding that she’s renting a place nearby.
“She’s doing really well.”
[From Us Weekly]
I forget how much Elin’s rumored divorce settlement actually ended up being, but I believe it was in the mid-to-high eight figures, and that kind of money can buy you a lot of happiness. Seriously, if you were Elin, why even have a moment of self-doubt? Tiger didn’t cheat on her because she wasn’t pretty or nice or that her body wasn’t awesome (all of the crap we tell ourselves when a dude cheats). Tiger cheated on her because he’s a douche. I hope Elin continues to keep everything low-key, and I hope she finds someone nice who appreciates her. Like a lawyer, or somebody normal.
Sidenote: I wonder if she gets freaked out if a “normal” guy likes to golf as a hobby, though. Wouldn’t you? If your ex was one of the best golfers in the world, and now your date wants to talk about his handicap? Yeah. That would be sketchy.
Photos courtesy of Fame.
She was classy before she met him and is classy after the divorce. She is going to college to be a child psychologist. Her twin is a lawyer. She was never “just” a nanny like people like to portray. She and her sister were taking a year off from school when they accepted the nanny position through someone they knew.
She handled herself with great poise and dignity during that entire mistress revelation and divorce.I hope she has a wonderful life…she certainly deserves it.
OMG-she is smoking hot!
Elin comes from an educated and successful family, she was never the bimbo she was made out to be.
Most Europeans take a gap year off to travel before starting studies at University she just happened to meet Tiger who persued her. Elin under all the pressure has remained classy by focusing on her kids and her studies.
She deserves to be happy after what Woody put her thru.
She deserves happiness after all he put her through. She handled the whole sordid mess with such dignity. Go Elin!
Good god, she looks amazing. Those pictures make me want to drop this pizza I’m eating for breakfast.
Almost.
I respect how she’s handled everything, and wish her the best. I’m sure she’ll have some trust issues, but hopefully she finds someone who’s good to her, and to her kids.
I hope she never has to meet the ex again, other than through custodial arrangements. Beautiful, dignified and intelligent.
The rumored settlement was $100 mil and I think that’s pretty close to actual. Not only is Tiger her ex-husband, he’s also the ex-best-golfer, in fact he’s ex-top-20 right now. It’s a mental game…..as is keeping control of your pant-weazel.
Other than her swinging a golf club upside Tiger’s head, she has handled eveything else with class and dignity. She seems like a woman with a good head on her shoulders. I’m sure Tiger is bonking a new set of skanks now.
to be fair…she may be a beautiful woman, but she could be lousy in bed.
Soooo….(possibly) being lousy in bed makes it ok to cheat on her with a string of skanks? I’m willing to bet he knew how she was in bed before they got married.
@TXCinderella
“Other than her swinging a golf club upside Tiger’s head, she has handled eveything else with class and dignity.”
She smacked him with a 9-iron. It was the classiest club in his bag. Now if she’d broke his putter, that would have been undignified….but good for laugh.
I hope she finds happiness.. at least she has two beautiful children and a fat bank account.
SHe fit the bill as far as a status symbol was concerned. The guy lives in that world… the beautiful blonde wife, the big house, the yacht… Still, if the sex sucks, yes people will stray… does that make it right? No. Is it human? Yes.
Moreover, she got welllllll paid for her trouble.
@esblondie — thanks for the laugh 🙂
Rachel?? is that you??
Tiger didn’t just sleep w/1 chick to make up for the “lack of quality sex” as you call it.
he kept on sleeping w/a ton of skeezers, now surely someone had some good-good…he went from one to the other..20 mistresses in and you still think its about SEX..
ok, smdh.
Elin will be fine…no doubt in my mind.
@z fact his he never had any intentions of being faithful. She could have hung straps from the ceiling and a stripper pole in the bedroom and as soon as he got on his private jet or yacht he’d be speed dialing one of his sluts because he thought he’d get away with it and he is a jerk. His problem wasn’t the quality of the sex but the size of his ego.
She’s not doing well if she still ‘hates’ the father of her two children.
She needs to move on with her life- find happiness on her own with her children and another man, possibly – all financed by her ex-husband.
Then, her ex can hate her.
@z
Tiger Woods would have cheated regardless. Look at the pattern of his parents’ relationship. (Even after Tiger became an adult, his Dad cheated on his Mom, regularly, while accompanying Tiger on tour.)
Tiger being Tiger means that he will not abide by monogamy, ever. His best excuse would be to stay single and unattached.
Seriously….Elin is PURE CLASS. I even think her “bit” w/the golf club upside Tiger’s head was….PURE CLASS. I mean, come on….he had it coming. She did that before she even knew the complete extent of his douche dalliances…yeah…he had that one coming. I know, I know…violence is never good, but she didn’t hurt him too bad…a busted lip, for sure. I think (really hope) Tiger learned a lesson. I think he still probably beats himself up over all the crap he pulled on her. He’ll never find someone as good as Elin.
You are all correct. Now, what about these skuzzy photos?
@NancyMan I agree that she isn’t totally over it yet (who would be) but I think by the time the kids are older she’s going to have to communicate with him. Once the kids hit their teens if they realize there is no communication between them there will be problems.
EAT YOUR HEART OUT TIGER! This woman is gorgeous, intelligent and classy. You gave this up for that string of mistresses = TIGER-THE-FOOL!
“classy”? this woman was never classy. she was a gold digger from the get go. she got what she wanted.
She is better than Tiger can ever imagine being.
Hey, I hate Tiger Woods too!
it would suck to have kids that look just like your ex that you hate and she does
The girl got over a $100 mill for being married to the douche for 5 years-not a bad pay day. I certainly would have got over the hate along time ago while I laughed my way to the bank.
I was surprised at some of the photos above, which somewhat resembled those taken by Tiger’s many mistresses. I thought she wanted to lead a more private life.
He is a moron for giving her up!
@garvels these were photos taken way back when she was a model before she married him.
Police should have arrested her for attempted murder. Sandra Bullock didn’t try to kill Jesse and he was worse. Where are the handcuffs?
But everyone hates him. At least she has a money cushion! Come on, that has got to feel a little bit better.
I love her, and I admire that she is so private with her life. Several of those photos were shots of her modeling before she met Tiger. And for those of you criticizing her hitting him with a golf club? Give me a break. I’m sure it wasn’t something she planned out, it was a knee-jerk, heat-of-the-moment reaction she had to finding out about her husband’s infidelity. Don’t judge, you have no idea how you would react until it happens to you. And the only way she would have gotten in trouble for it is if Tiger would have pressed charges, which he didn’t, because he understood why she did it and knew he was in the wrong! TEAM ELIN! And her babies are ridiculously cute!
TEAM ELIN, indeed !!! she handles herself with a lot more class and grace than I would have in her same position. 😉
i also like that despite her $$$, she is actually educating herself. and that she is not papped hitting the party scene etc. she seems like a normal person, who enjoys being a mom and happens to be gorgeous, somewhat famous + has tons of $$$.
The patron saint of golddiggers. No matter how beautiful a woman is, there is a man who’s tired of her sh*t.
Why does everyone keep saying she hit him with a golf club? TG has emphatically refuted this claim over and over again. The police investigated and determined she did nothing but try to save him when he crashed his car. Jeez let it go.
She should look for a hot Russian billionaire, kind of like Naomi Campbell’s man, except NOT married.
You really have to respect the way she’s handled herself, & her personal business after what happened. It showed such a huge amount of self control.
Even though she has every right to hate Tiger… I also have a huge admiration for the fact that she’s doing what’s best for the children, making sure they see their father, & not showing her disdain or anger with him in front of them. Not hurting their relationship with him or forcing them to emotionally take sides.
Tiger is going to be kicking his own ass for screwing this up for years to come.
Kaiser, Hope she marries someone nice, like a lawyer? Are you kidding me?
Lawyers are right there with Tiger on the morality scale. Most anyways. If the marriage worked or not, she hit the jackpot. Tiger was the most recognizable face on the planet when she met him already. Do you realize how huge that is? She put her best foot forward to make the union work as far as I can tell from the outside, but make it or not she walks away wealthy. Good for her, as she was walking away from the courthouse she was heard screaming, ” I’M RICH BIATCH!!!!” Dave Chappelle.
She has always been drop dead gorgeous and I don’t blame her for hating the jerkwad.
To go through sich a nasty divorce and to be able to stay so grounded and handle things with class.
He humiliated her in the worst way- and look at her.
How on earth can anyone cheat on such a woman?
He must be really sick. Seriously.
<3 her!
She’s fine….shock to her at first, yes, being publicly humiliated, but hey, now she’s got it made and she can go on and find a man worthy enough. Faithfulness is assumed, agreed upon. If you can’t be faithful, at least have the courage to say so. Otherwise, it’s just cowardly to trick your partner. He’s definitely not a person with integrity.
her divorce settlement should take her through all the pain! 31 is so young, I would make an “Elin Nordegren remix” with a smile and move on wayyyyyyyy past ole Tigers!
Good for her. He is SCUM! Im so glad she didnt take him back and make excuses for his affairs. Poor girl to have to have been married to that piece of trash! No woman deserves that. I wish her the best.
Are her breasts REAL?
What a tasteless write-up from US Weekly! She “hates” him? Her “project” is to find a new boyfriend besides building a new mansion?
*eye roll*
Elin may have lost her love and trust for the father of her children but you can bet that she would still want to have a civil relationship with him if only for the sake of the kids.
She has been the epitome of class and grace since this fiasco has exploded. I don’t know how someone could have handled it any better.
I totally understand her position regarding this ugly bastard – how can you forgive somebody who humiliated you in front of the whole world and who put your life at risk ?????
I do believe in forgiveness but in this case I’m sorry he’s reaping what he was sowing.
What a first class loser he has turned out to be and hopefully he will get what he deserves when the children will realize all the sh$$ he did to their mother ????
Tiger was revealed to be a liar, cheat and moron. As others have said, hooray that she didn’t stay with him and release a silly PR statement supporting him etc etc. She got a squillion-dollar settlement. I’d be happy with that. She needs to get her anger out and be happy with what she has. It’s a sobering moment when one realises their husband/father of their children isn’t worth the time of day. Wish her well.
Who could ever love a man named Tiger anyway. Horny Toad Woods is more like it. Plus it wasn’t just that he cheated, lots of pro golfers or travelling men are cheaters, but his exploits were hard to read, kinda kinky and depraved. His marriage was probably all arranged anyway for PR. And somewhere there’s probably a German Shepherd that’s keeping some secrets!!!!
The victim is definitely Elin, but don’t think for a moment that Elin didn’t know what she was marrying into. He was skeezing before they were married and he was definitely ranked the #1 golfer before she came along.