Family Feuds! See Which ‘90 Day Fiance’ Stars Have Drama With Their Own Family Members

Chantel and Pedro

Before their divorce filing, both Chantel and Pedro rubbed their in-laws the wrong way. Chantel feuded with Pedro’s mom, Lidia Jimeno, and sister, Nicole, after her family argued that Pedro was using her.

At one point, the Everett family claimed that Lidia groomed Pedro to marry an American so that he could send money back to her in the Dominican Republic. Meanwhile, Chantel expressed concerns over Pedro sending money to Lidia and Nicole.

More drama occurred when Nicole came to visit Chantel and Pedro. She offended Chanel by refusing to sleep on a couch that they specifically bought for her visit, which result in a fight between Chantel and Pedro.

Pedro also has beef with Chantel’s parents, Thomas and Karen, who regularly expressed skepticism over his motives for marrying Chantel and wondered if he was using her for money.

Tensions escalated when Pedro got into a fist fight with Chantel’s brother, River, during a family dinner, documented on a 2018 episode of Happily Ever After? After the men swung at each other, everyone in attendance became involved and producers were forced to break up the altercation. Their families faced off several times since then, including in a scene that aired during season 4 of their spinoff, The Family Chantel.

It seems like the family drama had a negative impact on Pedro and Chantel’s marriage. In his 2022 divorce filing, Pedro filed a motion for an emergency hearing and claimed that Chantel allegedly withdrew over $257,000 from their joint business account. He also claimed that his estranged wife allegedly transferred their joint funds into an account in her name and sister Winter Everett’s name. However, a judge denied Pedro’s motion for an emergency hearing on May 31.

On July 7, Chantel filed a response and claimed Pedro had cheated on her during their marriage. She cited the reasons for their split as “adultery by the petitioner” as well as “cruel treatment” from the Dominican Republic native, including “physical domestic violence, as well as mental pain.” The Georgia native claimed their marriage is “irretrievably broken with no hope of reconciliation.”

Libby and Andrei

Elizabeth “Libby” Castravet met husband Andrei Castravet while visiting Dublin in 2016. The pair quickly fell in love and tied the knot in December 2017. Despite their whirlwind romance, the pair haven’t had the easiest marriage.
Libby’s family members didn’t fully trust Andrei off the bat and were worried he was just using her for a visa. Things got especially awkward after Libby’s bachelorette party because Andrei became upset that her sisters hired strippers. However, the argument didn’t stop the lovebirds from getting hitched and they moved forward with their relationship.
Then in June 2019, fans watched Andrei decide to pursue a career as a handyman on season 4 of Happily Ever After? Elizabeth asked if he would like to work for her father, Chuck Potthast, by helping him with fixing up his rental properties, but Andrei refused to be his father-in-law’s employee.
Shortly after that episode aired, she shared an update on her husband’s relationship with her father and the rest of her family.
“Andrei will never get along with your family if he doesn’t suck up his pride. Thoughts?” one Instagram user wrote to Libby during a Q&A session. Elizabeth responded, “I agree, I think that sometimes in life you just have to swallow your pride and to just get over it, get over the situation for the sake of your family or for the sake of new relationships in your life.”
The family drama came to a head on season 5 of Happily Ever After? During their Moldova wedding, Elizabeth’s brother Charlie Potthast insulted Andrei in his drunk wedding speech and slammed his brother-in-law for not having a job in America.
The drama continued on season 6 of Happily Ever After? when Andrei and Charlie got into a physical fight during a family reunion at Chuck’s house, documented in an August 2021 episode. While the argument began with Charlie taunting Elizabeth’s husband, things quickly became physical and the family struggled to get Andrei off of Charlie.

Jorge and Anfisa

Jorge Nava and Anfisa Nava (née Arkhipchenko)  appeared on season 4 of TLC’s flagship series.

Over the course of their relationship, Anfisa regularly feuded with Jorge’s sister, Lourdes Nava.

Lourdes was Jorge’s first family member to meet Anfisa after she arrived in the US. During the meeting, she grilled Anfisa about her motives and stated that the whole family thought Anfisa was using Jorge.

Jorge and Anfisa’s marriage always seemed tumultuous and they split shortly after Jorge started his two and a half year prison sentence on marijuana related charges in 2018.
After he expressed his intentions to file for divorce in March 2020, Anfisa hit back by claiming they were already “on the verge” of legally ending their marriage before he left for prison.
“Once it happened, I wanted to put our issues aside and stay by his side and support him in this difficult situation,” the certified personal trainer told In Touch in April of that year. “However, the whole time I felt like I had a weight on my shoulders that wouldn’t let me be happy. I knew I had to end it and it would be better for the both of us, so Jorge and I talked about it and mutually decided to part ways a few months ago and agreed to divorce once he’s released.”
Jorge officially filed for divorce from Anfisa in August 2020, while it was finalized in December. Neither person was ordered to pay alimony post-split, while her married name was restored to her maiden name, Arkhipchenko, during the hearing.

Brandon and Julia

Another 90 Day Fiancé couple that dealt with family drama is Brandon Gibbs and Julia Trubkina.
Fans were first introduced to the couple during season 8 of the reality show.
During their time on the show, they lived with Brandon’s parents – Betty Gibbs and Ron Gibbs – on their family farm in Virginia in order to save money before their wedding.
Julia struggled with Betty and Ron’s strict rules, which prevented the couple from sleeping in the same bed until marriage. Brandon’s parents also asked that the Russia native help out with the farm chores like cleaning and feeding their animals.
After they moved away from his parents, viewers watched Brandon and Julia plan for a new life together in Florida. However, they hit a roadblock when they put off telling Brandon’s parents.
“We need to tell your parents we’re moving to Florida,” Julia told her husband as they drove to the Sunshine State to check out their possible new home. “And your mother [will] probably hate us.”
“She’s not going to help us pack up and move to a different state,” he responded. “She’s going to be pissed.”
The couple eventually changed their minds about the move to Florida and instead relocated to Virginia Beach.

Kalani and Asuelu

Kalani Faagata and Asuelu Pulaa made their 90 Day Fiancé debut during season 6.

Almost immediately, Kalani’s family was skeptical of their relationship. Tensions worsened when Kalani learned she was pregnant and expecting baby No. 2 with Asuelu shortly after he arrived in America.
Asuelu eventually earned the blessing of Kalani’s mom, Lisa, and dad, Low, by promising he would step up and provide for his family of four. The couple went on to wed during a romantic sunset ceremony on a boat in California.
Meanwhile, Asuelu’s family also expressed concerns about Kalani. While they visited the couple in 2019, Asuelu’s mom, Lesina, and sister, Tammy, pressured him to send money back home to his family in Samoa. While Asuelu was only working a part-time job at a local grocery store and was struggling to provide for his family at the time, Lesina and Tammy admitted they felt Kalani was the reason why he didn’t want to financially help them.

The family feud reached a peak when Tammy and Lesina confronted Kalani, and Tammy threatened to “beat up” her sister-in-law.