Tiger Wood's ex-wife Elin Nordegren has opened up in her first interview since finalising her divorce from shamed golfer Tiger Woods.

Nordegren has been the figure of silence since Woods crashed his car in a bizarre accident outside their Florida home last Thanksgiving which caused a torrent of mistresses to come out of the woodwork.

In an interview with People magazine, the 30-year-old said: "I have been through the stages of disbelief and shock, to anger and ultimately grief over the loss of the family I so badly wanted for my children.

"I also feel stronger than I ever have. I have confidence in my beliefs, my decisions and myself."

Nordegren admitted that she has "been through hell" since last November but she also denied the rumours that she attacked her husband with a golf club at their home.

She said: "There was never any violence inside or outside our home.

"The speculation that I would have used a golf club to hit him is just truly ridiculous.... I did everything I could to get him out of the locked car. To think anything else is absolutely wrong."

But, like so many women, the Swedish student said she "never suspected" that Woods was cheating on her.

Nordegren, who is mother to Wood's children Sam, 3, and 19-month-old Charlie said: "I never suspected, not a one. For the past three and a half years, when all this was going on, I was home a lot more with pregnancies, then the children and my school."

Woods and Nordegren finalised their divorce this Monday (23 August) and the details of the settlement will remain private.

Nordegren also said that her interview with People magazine will be her first and last as she wants to keep the privacy for herself and family.

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