When Elin Nordegren divorced golf superstar Tiger Woods in 2010, it shocked the public. Not many people knew Elin before reading in the tabloids about her husband’s jaw-dropping infidelity and notorious divorce that followed. A former model who became a mental health counselor, Elin bounced back post-divorce and is now a mother of six.
In Tiger’s 2017 memoir, he explained how he and Elin were very in love but that his betrayal and “dishonesty and selfishness caused her intense pain.” He said he would always have regrets, but Elin has long moved on and has a beautiful life. Here’s everything about the transformation of this Swedish beauty.
She has an identical twin that she grew up with
Born in Stockholm, Sweden, on January 1, 1980, Elin greeted the world alongside her twin sister, Josefin Nordegren. Their parents made sure to help them carve out their own identities with different clothes and had them attend different classes. The sisters also had a brother who was just over a year older than the twins. The family would often road trip around Europe, but sadly, their parents divorced when Elin was seven. The split was amicable, and the former couple shared custody, but Elin’s dad moved to Germany.
Elin was modeling when she met Tiger Woods
Elin Nordegren started modeling as a teenager, but she never saw herself as a model. In an interview with People, she said that she “didn’t intend to pursue it” and that while the moniker was flattering, she didn’t believe just a few photoshoots as a teen would be enough to make her a model. Along with modeling, she was a nanny for Swedish golfer Jesper Parnevik’s family. Parvenik made the intro to colleague Tiger Woods in 2001, and the rest was history. He locked her down quickly, and they married in Barbados in 2004 and had a daughter and a son a few years later.
Their divorce was very public
Getting divorced publicly is one of the most cringe-worthy things that can happen to you—especially when cheating is involved. Less than a year after they had their son Charlie Axel Woods in 2009, the cheating scandal dominated the news cycle. It was reported (with receipts) that Woods had affairs with many, many women throughout the couple’s five-year marriage. He admitted to it all in 2010, telling ESPN that he was “unfaithful” and his actions were “not acceptable.”
Elin, on the other hand, said she had “been through hell” after living a lie for so many years. In the divorce, she got $100 million, and much of the public was rooting for her. The money allows her to live comfortably and support her children.
She fell in love with football player Jordan Cameron
While she lives her life quietly these days after the divorce, sources say that she’s living her best life. She went back to school to earn a psychology degree and is not a mental health counselor. She’s also thriving romantically—while she played the field for a while dating different businessmen and entrepreneurs, she found love with another athlete who she met through friends at Art Basel in Miami. In 2017, she started dating NFL tight end Jordan Cameron, who had recently retired from the NFL after suffering several concussions.
In 2019, it was announced that the happy couple was expecting a baby. They’ve expressed that they want to have more kids, and the children Elin shares with Tiger are excited about their growing family.
Being a mom of six is Elin’s dream come true
Elin and Jordan are a blended family, meaning they both had kids from previous relationships when they met. Their son Arthur was the latest addition to the family in 2019, and they also welcomed daughters Zeta and Freya. According to a source who spoke to People, having a big family has always been Elin’s dream. The source added that she always “loved the idea of a house filled with kids,” and living that reality is extremely fulfilling for her.
Today, Elin and Tiger have learned how to co-parent and are on much friendlier terms. A source who spoke to Us Weekly said that they were “truly in a great place” and that his close relationship with the kids put him back in her good graces. The former couple has finally moved on from the chaos of their marriage and divorce, putting the past in the past for good.