'The Family Chantel' Divorce: Chantel, Pedro Cryptic Messages

Are they trying to tell us something? 90 Day Fiancé alums Chantel Jimeno (née Everett) and Pedro Jimeno always seemed to have a loving, strong relationship in spite of the family drama that surrounded them. That’s why fans were shocked when In Touch confirmed The Family Chantel stars’ split in July 2022.

The news broke just one month after the couple made their return on season 4 of their hit TLC spinoff. Chantel and Pedro’s story line on season 4 documented a rough patch in their marriage. While they had just achieved several milestones — Chantel graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing and was working in the medical field as a registered nurse, Pedro had left his job at a local warehouse to start his career as a real estate agent and the couple had just purchased their first house together — it seem their relationship had hit at an all-time low.

As the season progressed, Chantel explained that she noticed a change in her relationship with Pedro after they returned to the United States after a 2021 trip to the Dominican Republic. The Jimeno and Everett families have been at odds ever since Pedro and Chantel got married in March 2016. But during the recent family trip, a major confrontation went down between Pedro’s mother, Lidia Jimeno, Pedro’s sister, Nicole Jimeno, and Chantel, Chantel’s sister, Winter Everett and Chantel’s mother, Karen Everett, that ended with drinks and glasses being thrown.

During the August 15, 2022, episode, Chantel and Pedro agreed to have a sit-down dinner with Lidia, who works as lawyer, mediating. Chantel explained that she felt Pedro no longer wanted to spend time with her or have a friendship with her, that he complains she doesn’t cook or clean but then has negative feedback for her when she does. Chantel was also upset that Pedro spent all of his time at work and when he wasn’t at work, he was spending time with his female coworkers instead of her — especially a woman named Antonella Barrenechea.

Pedro, on the other hand, complained that Chantel did not want him to progress in life and she did not support him in his new career, and she wasn’t supportive of his goals. He also denied having an inappropriate relationship with Antonella, who is married to a man named Daniel and they share a baby together.

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Since the mediation wasn’t going anywhere, Lidia left Chantel and Pedro to figure out their marital issues on their own. “Neither of them were sorry, neither of them wanted to contribute a grain of sand so that things could change,” Lidia said in her confessional. “Seeing that neither of them was willing to make a sacrifice, well, I got up from the table. It appeared that there wasn’t anything more to do.”

Later in the episode, Pedro asked Chantel for a separation, but she insisted that a separation would only make their problems worse. It seems she was right, as In Touch confirmed Pedro filed for divorce from Chantel in May.

Keep scrolling below to see Chantel and Pedro’s cryptic quotes amid their ongoing divorce.

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Chantel’s Musings

On August 16, just one day after a tense episode of The Family Chantel aired, the Georgia native took to her Instagram Story to share several quotes that seemed to resonate with her.

“It’s OK, you just forgot who you are. Welcome back,” read one message by Lea Androić. Another quote by Spirit Daughter read, “Trust that everything will fall into place without you forcing it there.”

The bilingual beauty also shared a quote in Spanish by Alma Illustration that read, “Sin la oscuridad, nunca veriamos las estrellas.” When translated to English, it read, “Without the dark, we’d never see the stars.”

Resilience During ‘Tough Times’

After seemingly unveiling the purchase of a luxury two-door sports car, Pedro shared a message on resilience through tough times.

“When everything is trying to bring you down, find one reason to keep going,” the reality TV personality shared via his Instagram Stories on October 22. “Happy weekend.”

A Dig?

Pedro appeared to shade his estranged wife in a viral video clip on Tuesday, November 8.

“My love, you could be the last Coca-Cola in the desert,” the real estate professional lip-synched in Spanish alongside a popular Instagram Reel voiceover, which was translated to English. “But I drink juice.”

Throwing Shade

Chantel seemingly hinted that Pedro wasn’t faithful in their marriage by reposting a TikTok video that was part of the platform’s popular trend “Things my ex did WHILE cheating on me.”

In the clip shared in December 2022, the creator listed the things her partner did while being unfaithful. Some of the examples included cooking breakfast in bed and picking out names for their future children.