Rachel Uchitel, infamously known as Tiger Woods' mistress, is now making headlines for entirely different reasons.
She catapulted to fame in 2009 when theNational Enquirerexposed her affair with the golf pro.
However, the fallout from the affair made Uchitel radioactive.
Fast-forward 15 years, and Uchitel has defied the odds and built a successful career for herself.
But, a closer look at her background reveals thatshe was building a fortune long before she became famous.
Rachel Uchitel’s background and career
Rachel Uchitel was born in January 1975 into an affluent family.
TheDaily Beastreported that he left her $150,000 in his will when he passed away in 2000.
At the time, she was working in the media industry as a television producer at Bloomberg.
She rose through the ranks and eventually became the manager of VIP operations at the club.
In the aftermath of the scandal, Uchitel leveraged her media experience to reinvent herself.
She launched her successful podcast, and reportedly has a memoir on the way.
