In the entertainment world, there are loads of actors, musicians, and athletes that have managed to become extremely wealthy. With that in mind, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that when those people wind up breaking up with their significant others, a lot is on the line. In fact, when people look at lists of the costliest celebrity divorces, the numbers are staggering, to say the very least.
Most of the time when a celebrity is married to a regular person and they get divorced, it doesn’t take long for the less famous ex-spouse to be largely forgotten. For example, the only reason why William Shatner’s ex-wives wind up in the press is when he talks about them. Despite that, it definitely is worth noting that some celebrity ex-spouses go on to do incredible things once they become single. Thankfully for Tiger Woods’ ex-wife Elin Nordegren, she has managed to do something incredible following her divorce since she has expanded her fortune dramatically.
Tiger And Elin's Scandal Was Heard All Over The World
Throughout the early years of Tiger Woods’ career, the idea that he would get wrapped up in a huge scandal seemed unfathomable to most of his fans. Of course, as it turns out, the exact opposite turned out to be true once the world learned that Woods had been habitually cheating on his wife Elin Nordegren for years.
In November of 2009, the National Enquirer published a story claiming that Tiger Woods had cheated on his wife with a nightclub manager named Rachel Uchitel. After Woods initially denied that report, Us Weekly followed up with a report of Tiger having another affair in December. Along with their story, Us Weekly released a voicemail Woods reportedly left the woman from their story. This time around, Woods admitted his transgression but little did the world know the floodgates were about to open.
In the months that followed the world first learning that Tiger Woods cheated on his wife, loads of women came forward to say that they had also slept with the megastar athlete during his marriage. In fact, it has been reported that as many as 120 different women publically said that Woods was with them during his marriage. Unsurprisingly, all of those revelations led to Woods and his wife Elin Nordegren divorcing.
Tiger Woods And Elin Nordegren’s Divorce Settlement And Her Net Worth
Throughout Tiger Woods’ athletic career, he has earned enough success to make him a shoo-in for any list of the top golf stars of all time. In fact, it has been estimated that Woods’ tournament winnings have included more than $125 million which is a staggering number. On top of that, Woods’ superstar status made him the kind of athlete that lots of companies wanted to be associated with at the height of his career. As a result, Woods made much more money from endorsement deals than his tournament wins.
Given that Elin Nordegren was married to Tiger Woods from 2004 to 2010, she was by the golf superstar’s side during many of his highest-earning years. As a result, when Woods and Nordegren got divorced, Elin walked away with a $100 million divorce settlement. Even though that figure is staggering enough, it was the result of a surprisingly uncontentious divorce process. After all, Forbes reported that before the real numbers were announced, there were rumors that Nordegren was going to “net $750 million as a divorce settlement”.
Elin Nordegren’s Impressive Business Acumen
In the years since Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren got divorced, there have been many articles written about the exes’ ongoing relationship. After all, Woods and Nordegren will always be a part of one another’s lives since they have kids together. On the bright side, those articles have revealed that the exes seem to have a lovely relationship these days. On the other hand, however, it is a shame that more attention isn’t paid to what Nordegren has accomplished.
In the years since Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren got divorced, she has become a real force in the real estate business. For example, in 2011, Nordegren purchased a 2 -bedroom, 3.5 bathroom condo in Juno Beach, Floria for $1,095,000. After several years, Nordegren wound up making almost $1 million in profit after she sold the same condo for $1,950,000.
As impressive as Elin Nordegren’s handling of the sale of her Florida condo was, it pales in comparison to what went on with a North Palm Beach real estate deal she made. In 2011, Elin Nordegren bought an 18,000 square foot home on a large piece of land in North Palm Beach, Florida. As it turns out, Nordegren wanted to make huge changes to the home and was eventually convinced to tear it down and build from scratch.
Elin Nordegren ultimately would build an 11 bedroom, 15 bathroom, and three half-bath mansion with retractable glass walls, a wine cellar, a gym, and a theater. The property also featured a putting green, a guest house, and a basketball court. Once construction was completed, Nordegren sold the home and property for 28.6 million. Even considering how much Nordegren would have spent on construction costs, she must have made a fortune. With Nordegren making shrewd business decisions like those, it makes sense that Elin Nordegren is now worth $200 million according to celebritynetworth.com after only getting half of that in her divorce.
