The
full exclusive interview between Chris Cuomo and Rielle Hunter will air on
"20/20" on Friday, June 22 at 9 p.m. on ABC.
Some see her as Rielle the man-hunter, Rielle the marriage
destroyer or Rielle, the woman who brought down former presidential candidate
John Edwards.
But Hunter, who in 2008 gave
birth to Edwards' daughter Quinn, told "20/20′s"
Chris Cuomo that she is something very different.
"First and foremost, I'm a
mom," she said in an exclusive interview Cuomo which will air this
Friday. "And I'm also a woman who fell in love with a married man. I'm
not the first woman who has done that and I'm not going to be the last."
Hunter has penned a revealing
memoir with many new revelations about her relationship with Edwards. "What Really Happened: John Edwards,
Our Daughter and Me," to be published June 26, details how she got
caught up in one of the biggest political scandals in recent history, the
status of her relationship with Edwards and his involvement in the life of
their now four-year-old daughter.
People Magazine obtained
exclusive excerpts from the book, including Hunter's description of how
Edwards' wife, Elizabeth Edwards, reacted after learning of the affair:
"Elizabeth requested all the
tapes (I'd made of the campaign). She locked herself in a room to watch,"
Hunter wrote. "On one tape she saw Johnny walking into a room and his reaction
to seeing me. She apparently told him that he never once looked at her the way
he looked at me. So she took that bit and put it on her computer as a screen
saver in order to watch it over and over again."
Last month Edwards was acquitted on charges of accepting illegal
campaign contributions from a supporter. The Justice Department will not retry
the case.
As for her and John Edwards?
"I'm still in love with
John," Hunter wrote. "That didn't' go away, shockingly enough. Marriage? I have
no idea. I'm not a big fan of the institution, but never say never."
In the end, Hunter says she
has regrets, but not about following her heart because she has her daughter
Quinn, whom she calls the love of her life.
Watch
Chris Cuomo's exclusive interview on "20/20″
Friday at 9 p.m.
