90 Day Fiance couple Chantel Everett and Pedro Jimeno are one of the six couples starring on Season 4 of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? and their marriage appears to be in trouble, so what is the current status of their relationship?
|
ADVERTISEMENT
|
RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOW: WHO'S STILL TOGETHER? WHO HAS SPLIT?! (PHOTOS)
Chantel and Pedro's romance has been unfolding on television for quite some time.
Prior to appearing on the new season of the 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?, the couple also starred on Season 4 of the original TLC series 90 Day Fiance as well as Seasons 2 and 3 of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?.
After the third season of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? wrapped on TLC in July 2018, Season 4 premiered in April 2019.
Chantel was a 25-year-old from Atlanta, GA, and Pedro was a 24-year-old from Dominican Republic when he arrived in America on a K-1 visa.
Chantel and Pedro met online over four years ago, which is when their love story began.
Chantel was looking to learn Spanish and was therefore introduced to Pedro, a Spanish teacher, by a mutual friend.
What began as a relationship for educational purposes quickly blossomed into a mutual crush.
Chantel therefore decided to pursue a romance with Pedro by traveling to the Dominican Republic to visit him, and it only took a couple more visits for Pedro to propose marriage to the brunette beauty.
RELATED LINK: 'MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT' COUPLES NOW: WHO'S STILL TOGETHER? WHO BROKE UP? (PHOTOS)
Pedro later arrived in America on his K-1 marriage visa, but Chantel downplayed the seriousness of their relationship by lying to her family, saying he was visiting the United States on a student visa.
RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOWThe lie spiraled into more issues, and Chantel and Pedro's relationship has faced numerous ups and downs ever since. Not only have they dealt with trust issues, but their outspoken and stubborn family members also don't get along.
Despite her family's concerns that Pedro was only interested in marrying Chantel to be able to live in the United States and benefit financially from their marriage, the couple still got married before Pedro's K-1 visa expired.
Pedro was therefore able to stay in the United States, but he and Chantel never settled into a routine of smooth sailing on their way to a happy ending.
For example, Chantel's family forced Chantel and Pedro to sign a prenuptial agreement in order to protect Chantel's financial interests before their wedding.
Not only did Chantel's family attend her wedding with hesitation, but her parents also subsequently hired a private investigator to research Pedro's family background and determine if he already had a wife back in his native country.
RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE THE 90 DAYS' COUPLES NOW: WHO'S STILL TOGETHER? WHO HAS SPLIT?! (PHOTOS)
Chantel's parents also wanted to find out whether Pedro had any children or other unknown secrets back in the Dominican.
As fans may recall, Season 3 of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? concluded with Pedro getting into a blowout fight with Chantel's family at the dinner table.
ADVERTISEMENT
Tempers flared, weaves were pulled off, and the scene culminated into Chantel crying in a chair.
Chantel revealed on the season's subsequent Tell-All special she was not ready to try for a baby and expand their family due to all the chaos.
Chantel was still angry with Pedro and said she couldn't imagine welcoming children with a man her family didn't respect and basically couldn't stand -- and vice versa.
As shown on the new season of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?, Chantel has been waiting for Pedro to take responsibility for his actions and apologize to her family -- but he sincerely seems to believe he is the victim.
Chantel therefore struggled to choose between her husband and maintaining deep bonds with her beloved family.
RELATED LINK: 'BIG BROTHER' SHOWMANCES NOW: WHO'S STILL TOGETHER? WHICH COUPLES HAVE SPLIT UP?? (PHOTOS)
The situation became so tense that Season 4 of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? began with the couple considering a move to Savannah, GA -- which would require Chantel to transfer to another school to continue her education -- to get away from her family.
So did Chantel and Pedro survive all the drama? Are they still together and married?!
It appears Chantel and Pedro are, in fact, still together and remain husband and wife.Chantel and Pedro are secretive about their relationship and largely refrain from posting photos and updates of themselves together on social media -- presumably due to their contracts with TLC -- but it seems pretty clear their relationship hasn't ended.
The reason being? Chantel and Pedro's time on reality TV won't end with Season 4 of the Happily Ever After? series.
In April, TLC announced Chantel and Pedro will star in a new 90 Day Fiance spinoff called The Family Chantel that will air on Monday nights beginning in July 2019.
The Family Chantel will star Pedro, Chantel and their lively in-laws -- Chantel's parents Karen and Thomas as well as Pedro's mother Lidia -- and their siblings.
ADVERTISEMENT
"Viewers will follow this unique modern family as they try to move past their differences and come together as an extended family, but as Chantel's parents Karen and Thomas try to protect their brood, will they push their children too far?" TLC teased in a press release announcing the new show.
"This is an awesome moment for TLC, as we create a family show based on one of our most popular 90 Day couples, and on a whole new night," TLC executive Howard Lee added.
"Our fans can't get enough of Pedro, Chantel and their larger-than-life families. For a brand known as the destination for love, relationships and family shows, The Family Chantel hits the bullseye."
If Chantel and Pedro weren't together anymore, it's very unlikely TLC would continue their story via The Family Chantel.
However, rumors have been swirling Chantel and Pedro have split, and Chantel made a comment May 4 on Instagram that has people speculating her relationship may be in trouble after all.
When a fan speculated Chantel and Pedro have split, Chantel just replied, "Seriously."
It's unclear however whether she meant "seriously" as a question out of disbelief or as a statement confirming it's true.
RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOW: WHO'S STILL TOGETHER? WHO HAS SPLIT?! (PHOTOS)
Want more 90 Day Fiance spoilers? Click here to visit our 90 Day Fiance Spoilers webpage!
About The Author: Elizabeth Kwiatkowski
