Rachel Uchitel is gearing up to tie the knot for the third time.
The 50-year-old podcaster, who gained notoriety in 2009 as Tiger Woods’ mistress, has discovered her “happily ever after” with Dan Donovan, a prominent business figure from Palm Beach.
“I feel incredibly fortunate. He’s an amazing man,” Uchitel shared with the Daily Mail. “Not only is he wonderful and kind, but he’s also a successful individual.”
She added, “He’s an alpha male without the narcissism or arrogance. He possesses so many admirable traits.”
Uchitel further described Donovan as the CEO and founder of four different companies, remarking, “Even though I’m an alpha female, there’s nothing quite like having an alpha male who cares for you.”
Reflecting on her past, the host of Miss Understood with Rachel Uchitel confessed she nearly abandoned her search for “the one” after experiencing numerous ups and downs in her love life, including the heartbreaking loss of her first fiancé during the 9/11 attacks.
‘I didn’t think it would happen for me, especially over 40 and with a child, but the lesson in all of this is that everything happens when it’s supposed to happen,’ she said.
The couple met on a dating app but they only spoke on the phone at first and then enjoyed a platonic friendship before anything romantic happened.
Rachel Uchitel celebrated her bachelorette party in Nashville last weekend ahead of her wedding to Palm Beach business mogul Dan Donovan
Although Donovan didn’t attend, Uchitel still included her fiancé in the celebration by posing with a paper cutout of his face
‘I was 49 and I had just been through years of it not working and dating the wrong person, so I had kind of given up on it,’ Uchitel confessed.
‘We became friends and he got to know my daughter really well. He has a boat, so he’d just take my daughter’s friends and I and some of my friends out every weekend and we were just good buddies,’ she continued.
‘And then I realized with time that I really adored him as a person and I finally got to the point where I was like, “Oh my god, I don’t want to be without this person!” So he asked me out on a date and we’ve been dating ever since.’
Donovan popped the question at the Rosewood Miramar in Santa Barbara in front of a picturesque sunset.
Uchitel’s daughter Wyatt, who she shares with first husband Matt Hahn, even helped Donovan pick out her 10.5 carat diamond engagement ring.
‘I love the ring so much. I sleep with it and I never take it off. I just love it,’ she gushed.
Uchitel celebrated the engagement over the weekend with a fun-filled Bachelorette party in Nashville hosted by her maid of honor Diana Khabbaz and friend Paige Davis.
The group stayed at the five-star 1 Hotel and dined at the popular Twelve Thirty Club, where they were treated to tunes by Instagram-famous DJ Eric Rhodes, who is known for mashing up country tunes with hip-hop classics.
The podcast host enjoyed an espresso martini at the popular Twelve Thirty Club
The bride-to-be poured herself a drink as she enjoyed the party with her closest girlfriends
Rachel is pictured with friend and party organizer Paige Davis, who is a former SiriusXM radio personality
Uchitel said that choosing Nashville for the party was inspired by her and her fiancé’s shared love of country music.
The guests were all treated to custom tote bags from House of Henry filled with various goodies, including hand-beaded necklaces from Hannah B. Jewelry, luxury belt buckles from Beth’s Buckles, rhinestone covered champagne bottles from Le Kool and custom tumblers from Sahuaro Lane.
The blushing bride wore a cowgirl outfit from Kiki de Montparnasse and white cowgirl boots from Dingo 1969, along with a customized cowgirl hat with ‘Mrs. D’ on the front from Sequin Souls.
After being dragged through the media for years over her affair with Woods, Uchitel said that she finally feels like she’s gained her credibility back through the success of her popular podcast, Miss Understood.
The podcast, which has topped the entertainment charts multiple times since its 2023 launch, sees the former news producer flexing her journalism skills by interviewing an array of misunderstood figures who have used her show to set the record straight.
Everybody was treated to custom tote bags from House of Henry filled with various goodies
‘I really have the expertise in knowing what that’s like to feel like you’ve been misunderstood, so I love that my credibility is back,’ she shared.
‘Not only am I an expert in the field that I’m talking about, but I’m doing really well as a podcaster. I feel very proud of the work that we do.’
Uchitel said that finding success on her own and reclaiming her narrative helped put her in the right frame of mind to find love again.
‘I feel very lucky that I found [Dan]. And the interesting thing is, because we first found each other four years ago, thank God we didn’t date back then,’ she reflected.
‘Because the timing wouldn’t have been right. I wasn’t in the space in my life that I am now. I was struggling to figure out my purpose in life, and now here I am with a top performing podcast and doing all these things where I feel very secure in my own skin.
‘I didn’t back then and I would’ve been looking for someone to save me and that was never the right mindset to be in to find your ever after.’
‘I feel so lucky. He’s a wonderful man,’ Uchitel gushed to Daily Mail. ‘He’s not only wonderful and kind, but he’s also successful’
Uchitel poses with her 10.5 carat diamond engagement ring
Uchitel was previously engaged to James Andrew O’Grady, who tragically died during the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Before that engagement, she was married to Wall Street trader Steven Ehrenkranz for four months in 2004.
Her second marriage was with former football player Hahn and it lasted three years. The couple divorced in 2014 and they are now co-parenting their daughter, Wyatt Lily, amicably.
She notoriously had an affair with Woods in 2009 and actor David Boreanaz in 2010.
After her affair with Woods was exposed, the professional golfer admitted to cheating on his wife with more than 120 different women.
While Uchitel has now found her happy ending at last, Woods has also found love with Vanessa Trump.
Trump was famously married to Donald Trump’s son, Don Jr., from 2005 to 2018.
They shared two children together – daughter Kai Madison Trump, 17, and son Donald Trump III, 16.
