Tiger Woods' cheated wife talked out of filing for divorce by twin sister

Tiger Woods' wife Elin Nordegren was reportedly talked out of filing for divorce by her twin sister.

The Swedish ex-model was about to go for a formal split from the shamed golf star. But she changed her mind after speaking with Josefin Lonnborg who jetted to Florida to be with her.

Elin, 30, had hired an Orlando-area divorce attorney after her husband's secret affairs emerged.

But Josefin, a lawyer, convinced her sister not to take radical action. The two are extremely close and Josefin persuaded Elin not to file divorce papers while her emotions were raw.

"Elin wanted to file right away," a source said. "She was devastated when the first mistress was revealed but when she realised he had betrayed her throughout the marriage, she was furious and she wanted out. But Josefin has been by her side through every crisis, and at every key moment during all of this."

When Elin travelled to Gentle Path rehab centre in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for Tiger's therapy, Josefin took care of the couple's two children, Sam, two, and 18-month-old Charlie.

"When more and more women came forward, it was Josefin who told Elin not to file divorce papers out of anger - that she could always file them later," the source said.

"When Tiger told Elin he really wanted to change and would do anything to save the marriage, it was Josefin who convinced her sister to give him a chance."