90 Day Fiance couple Pedro Jimeno and Chantel Everett appear to be doing well on The Family Chantel, but what happened to their relationship after filming ended -- and are they still together?
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Chantel and Pedro are no strangers to TLC viewers and 90 Day Fiance viewers.
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The couple first appeared on Season 4 of 90 Day Fiance and then starred on Seasons 2, 3 and 4 of its Happily Ever After? spinoff. And they are currently starring on TLC's spinoff, The Family Chantel.
Chantel met Pedro online over four years ago when she was looking to learn Spanish and a friend connected her with Pedro, who was also hoping to improve his English.
After chatting over the phone and video chat, Chantel decided to travel to the Dominican Republic so she could meet Pedro face to face.
The couple fell in love in no time, and then Chantel chose to visit Pedro in the Dominican Republic a couple more times.
Pedro then proposed marriage to Chantel, and she accepted -- but it took her quite a while to share the news with her family, who were told Pedro would be visiting the United States on a student visa.
In reality, Pedro traveled to America on K-1 visa when he was 24 years old. Chantel was 25 years old at the time and feared what her family would think of her romantic relationship moving so fast.
Once Chantel's family learned she would be getting married to Pedro, they were definitely suspicious of Pedro's intentions. They worried he just wanted Chantel's money and/or a Green Card.
Chantel's family also thought it was strange Pedro was constantly sending money home to his mother and sister in the Dominican Republic and wondered if he was hiding something.
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As a result, Chantel's parents demanded Chantel and Pedro sign a prenuptial agreement in order to protect Chantel's financial interests before their wedding. They also hired a private investigator to research Pedro's family background and determine if he already had a wife or any children back in his native country.
RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOWPedro hated that Chantel's family didn't trust him, and Chantel found herself in the middle of her relatives and the man she loved. But Pedro was in the same boat given his mother Lidia and sister Nicole disapproved of Chantel.
As fans may recall, Season 3 of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? concluded with Pedro and Nicole getting into a blowout fight with Chantel's family at the dinner table.
When a conversation at the table got heated, Pedro apparently told someone to be quiet and then River yelled at Pedro for being disrespectful.
Pedro then ran across the table and seemingly tried to hit River, which resulted in a broken light and food scattered about. Tempers flared, weaves were pulled off, and the scene culminated into Chantel crying in a chair.
Chantel subsequently revealed she was not ready to try for a baby and expand their family due to all the chaos and family tension.
Chantel believed Pedro was out of line, regardless of who had started the fight, and she was waiting for an apology. But Pedro felt he was the victim and began waiting for an apology from River.
As shown on 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?'s fourth season, the couple met with an immigration attorney to discuss the renewal of Pedro's U.S. Green Card, and Pedro mentioned potentially opening a business in his home country while continuing to live in the United States.
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Pedro then hopped on a flight to the Dominican Republic to visit his family with a heavy and confused heart. Neither Pedro or Chantel knew whether their marriage was going to last, with Chantel even saying she felt they were "doomed."
While in the Dominican Republic, Pedro's mother and sister tried to convince Pedro to end his relationship with Chantel. One of Nicole's friends, Coraima, also flirted with Pedro and danced with him one night to try to get him to loosen up and have fun.
Chantel eventually crashed Pedro's trip -- against Pedro's wishes -- and found out Coraima had given Pedro a lap dance.
The trip also included many awkward and heated meetings for Chantel and Pedro's loved ones, but no solution was ever reached and neither side apologized for their ongoing problems.
"You're the cause of all of this. You don't deserve Pedro," Nicole told Chantel.
Chantel vented her "marriage [was] over" and "it's done." She accused Pedro of acting like "a little b-tch" around his family.
Chantel later learned from her friend Obed that her marriage might have been a setup.
Obed said, "I heard they were finding an American for him to marry... Any American. I don't think [Pedro] knew about it."
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Ironically, Chantel's mother previously accused Lidia of running an operation to help women from the Dominican Republic find American men -- a financial venture Pedro had denied.
Chantel wanted to believe she and Pedro genuinely fell in love despite his family's alleged "conniving, evil, malicious" plot to get them together.
Pedro later apologized to Chantel for behaving recklessly that one night out and for betraying her trust. He also insisted he was never involved in a marriage scheme as Obed had suggested.
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Chantel seemed to buy what Pedro was selling, but she still didn't trust Nicole and Lidia.
Chantel and Pedro later returned to the United States together because Pedro wanted to prove his wife was his priority.
The Season 4 finale of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? showed Chantel and Pedro returning home to Atlanta.
But after a few days, Chantel accused Pedro of resorting back to his old ways. She said all he did was play video games and ignore her.
But Pedro felt he had given up everything for Chantel and he was unappreciated. Pedro therefore told Chantel to find a different man if he wasn't enough for her.
"Sometimes I want this thing over, you know? Damn!" Pedro vented, as Chantel cried alone in their bedroom.
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During the Part 1 of the Tell-All special for 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?'s fourth season, Chantel admitted there was "a lot of friction" between herself and her husband.
Chantel then watched footage of Pedro taking off his wedding ring, partying and dancing with his sister Nicole's friend Coraima. Chantel immediately broke down into tears, accusing Pedro of wanting to "hang out with hoes."
"I never cheated on you," Pedro insisted to Chantel, although he said during the footage that Coraima looked good that night. "I've said 'sorry' so many times for what happened that night -- and it's never going to happen again."
Pedro said he had been in depression over the past couple of months and felt "really down" because his wife never took his side. He and Chantel weren't sure whether their relationship could bounce back from all of this.
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During Part 2 of the Tell-All special, Chantel was feeling "pretty hopeless" about her marriage. She didn't know whether she could trust Pedro. The pair both left the taping fed up with each other and tired.
The Family Chantel, starring the couple and their lively in-laws and siblings, then premiered on July 22 on TLC.
The show kicked off with Chantel telling her family that her marriage might've been a scam.
"I knew it..." Karen gloated. "It's almost borderline body trafficking."
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Karen told Chantel the family would help her get out of her marriage, and then she and her husband Thomas -- Chantel's father -- confronted Pedro at his apartment because he had "crossed the line."
At that point, Chantel's family hadn't been in the same room with Pedro for over one year.
Pedro was not happy Chantel's family bombarded him with questions -- and a taser -- in his own apartment, but Karen and Thomas demanded answers about his flirtation with other women.
Pedro refused to talk, so then Karen changed the subject and asked whether it was true his marriage to Chantel was a setup his family could benefit from and have access to the American economy.
Pedro said "yes" basically just to shut Chantel's family up. Pedro insisted the situation wasn't true but he was tired of fighting them and defending himself.
"You must think my daughter is like a business, like a store. But guess what? Nothing is for sale!" Karen yelled.
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Chantel felt "hopeless" and confessed she "never thought things would get this bad."
Pedro told Chantel after her family left that they had no manners or right to tell him how to behave in their marriage.
"Alright, I'm finished," Chantel said in tears, leaving the room.
Chantel's family friend, Bishop Watson, later advised her to attend family counseling.
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Although Pedro pushed back on the idea at first, he ultimately agreed to attend counseling sessions with his wife's family because he loved her and wanted to support her.
Pedro then dropped a bomb on viewers, that he wanted to bring Nicole and Lidia over to the United States so they could share in the American dream with him. He just wondered how to tell Chantel.
"Listen to me. You have to say to her, 'Either you accept it or if you don't want to continue with me, then leave me. We'll end this. We'll get a divorce.' Period. Get a divorce. Leave her," Nicole told her brother over FaceTime.
In a subsequent episode of The Family Chantel, Pedro was shown meeting with an immigration lawyer, Erin Elliott, to discuss how he could bring his loved ones over to the United States permanently. Pedro learned he must become a U.S. citizen before he could sponsor them.
Erin revealed Pedro had two years until he could become a U.S. citizen and then the process of bringing his mother over would probably take a year-and-a-half. There was an exception, however, if Pedro was married to and living with a U.S. citizen, which he clearly was.
Pedro needed to show evidence of his marriage and then Chantel would be forced to participate in an interview with him.
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Nicole predicted Chantel's family would try to "sabotage" the process of their immigration, and Lidia called Chantel "a phony."
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Pedro later broke the news of his plans to Chantel and her family during their first counseling session.
"I feel like nobody's on my side... This here is not my family. That's why I want to bring my mom and my sister living with me in the United States," Pedro announced.
Chantel said she was "so, so furious" Pedro "dropped that bomb in family counseling." She called it "such a betrayal."
It took everything in Chantel not to get up and leave the room, but she didn't want her loved ones to watch them argue during the session.
Pedro said having his loved ones around would make things better for him, and Karen alleged Pedro always had "ulterior motives for marrying Chantel."
Chantel added that Lidia and Nicole coming to America was just going "to make matters worse."
"I don't want them to come here, because all they care about is making my life hell," Chantel said.
Chantel and Pedro later got into an argument over what had transpired during the counseling session, resulting in Pedro nearly stepping out of Chantel's idled car on a busy street.
"You act like you don't trust me. All I want is someone to be honest and open with me... We used to be able to finish each other's sentences. Now, I don't even know who you are," Chantel told her husband.
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Pedro felt "the family Chantel" was against him, and so he needed the support of his loved ones in America. Pedro suggested he can pay for an apartment for his family once they arrive, but Chantel said he was wasting his time, money and effort.
Chantel argued Pedro was a mama's boy and would be happier living with his family than with her, so she threatened to move back in with her parents. She also demanded Pedro just move back to the Dominican Republic.
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Pedro was proud of paying his family's bills, but Chantel said she couldn't live that way any longer.
After taking a day to cool off, however, Chantel felt guilty about how she had behaved and therefore apologized to her husband.
Chantel said she had unleashed months of pent-up emotions and problems within herself, but she asked Pedro to be honest with her going forward about all of his financial and immigration plans.
Pedro, however, had yet to tell Chantel about his visit with the lawyer in which he had discovered Chantel must attend an interview in order to bring his relatives over.
In a recent episode of The Family Chantel, Pedro embarked on a guys' trip to a dude ranch, where Chantel's father was hoping to bond with Pedro and make him feel part of the family. River also begrudgingly went along for the outing.
Pedro wasn't sure he could trust Thomas, but he wanted to learn things from him as a father figure. He also figured mending fences with Thomas and River might influence Chantel to fix things with his mother and sister once they arrive in America down the road.
Chantel was very pleased her husband was putting in the effort to fix problems within the family.
During the latest episode of The Family Chantel, the focus of negative energy and feelings in Chantel's family shifted from Pedro to Winter's boyfriend Jah, who was apparently hiding a nine-year-old son for years.
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While Chantel and Karen addressed the issue with Jah, Pedro was shown arriving at the dude ranch with Thomas and River. The trio dressed in cowboy hats and planned to ride horses.
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River had no intention of bonding with Pedro and becoming buddies because their issues cut deep, but Pedro was hoping his dynamic with Chantel's family could improve.
At the very least, the guys' outing turned out to be a step in the right direction for the men in Chantel's life. The trio found themselves laughing and actually getting along.
Pedro, in fact, said he had the best time of his life with Thomas and River, and then the three men sat down to enjoy a drink together.
"We enjoyed this day. This was the first time they treat me with respect, like, I'm not criminal," Pedro said.
Pedro then asked the guys why they never treated him like this from beginning. Pedro didn't understand why they disliked him from the start.
River explained he liked Pedro right off the bat but didn't trust him because they found out Pedro was not in the United States on a student visa two days before his wedding to Chantel.
Pedro insisted it was Chantel's decision at the time to lie to her family and it wasn't his fault.
River was willing to leave his problems with Pedro in the past, and Pedro was happy to hear that. River didn't envision himself becoming brothers with Pedro overnight, but Pedro finally felt like he was a part of Chantel's family.
"I hope this can get better. I don't have a father. I don't know my father. My mom tell us that he have another family, and I no asking too much about that story because it's too hard for me. That's why I need to grow up so fast, to take care of my sister and my mom," Pedro revealed to the cameras.
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The guys had a good conversation, and Thomas was very pleased about how the day had gone.
The next day, Pedro returned home to Chantel. Pedro said he had tried to make peace with her family and they had "a good time" at the dude ranch. Chantel was so happy Pedro was making an effort to get along with her family.
Chantel then shared with Pedro her findings about Jah and his secret child.
Although Pedro was shocked by Jah's behavior and felt bad for Winter, he laughed and felt a tad relieved because he was no longer "the black sheep" or the "bad person" in the family.
So did Chantel and Pedro's relationship continue to improve? Did they stay together as a couple after filming The Family Chantel?
Rumors recently swirled Chantel and Pedro may have split, and Chantel posted a May 4 comment on Instagram that prompted speculation her relationship is in trouble.When a fan speculated Chantel and Pedro have split, Chantel just replied, "Seriously."
It was unclear at the time whether she meant "seriously" as a question out of disbelief or as a statement confirming it's true.
Chantel also posted a cryptic message in June on Instagram in which she wrote, "When the storm has passed, put your energy into rebuilding your life, don't waste time looking back."
But it appears Chantel and Pedro are still together and married after all!
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.
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Not only were the couple an item when they recently filmed The Family Chantel, but in July, Chantel said she and Pedro were still trying to fix the problems in their marriage.
"We have our differences that we're still working on. We have our challenges, but that's something that will play out on the show," Chantel told E! News in an interview.
"There is no such thing as a perfect relationship, and we have our flaws."
Despite their flaws, Chantel also told People in late July if she could go back and do it all over again, she'd still choose to be with Pedro.
"I would still choose to marry him, but I would definitely have more realistic expectations," Chantel said.
Chantel and Pedro wouldn't still be working on issues if they had broken up and gone their separate ways!
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