A nightclub hostess and a cocktail waitress at the centre of the Tiger Woods affair allegations have said they regret making mistakes.
Ms Uchitel reportedly sparked a row between the world's highest paid sportsman and his wife before he crashed his Cadillac outside his Florida mansion.
"In every story you need a villain and a hero. I've been characterised as a villain," the New York party girl told OK! magazine.
"People have called me home-wrecker, gold digger, tramp, whore. I made mistakes, but I'm not those things. I have good qualities.
"When you're judged by the nation, it's really difficult. It's horrible."
Rachel Uchitel and golfer Tiger Woods
"I couldn't describe how remorseful I am to have hurt her family and her emotionally," she told US showbiz news programme Extra.
But she defended herself by saying: "If it wasn't me, it was going to be the other girls."
Father-of-two Woods, 33, has not commented directly on the allegations but last week referred to "personal sins" and "transgressions" and apologised for letting his family down.
According to unconfirmed news reports, his wife has moved out of the family home and is staying with a friend nearby.
Apology made to wife Elin
Adverts featuring the golfer have apparently disappeared from prime-time TV broadcasts in the US.And sports drink maker Gatorade became the first company to drop its endorsement of Woods, although the firm said its decision was made months ago.
A US politician has also retracted his bid to get the sportsman recognised with America's highest civilian honour.
California representative Joe Baca had put forward legislation in March calling for Woods to be recognised with a Congressional Gold Medal for promoting good sportsmanship.
But in a statement he said he would no longer be pursuing the honour on Woods' behalf "in light of recent developments".