On June 6, 2026, Pedro Jimeno went down on one knee on a beach in Oahu, Hawaii, in front of a heart-shaped arch made entirely of red roses — and asked Valentina Malagon to marry him beneath an illuminated sign that read, “Will You Marry Me?” The most romantic scene of his life on camera — four years in the making.
May 2022: The Man Who Filed the Papers
Pedro entered the 90 Day Fiancé franchise in season 4, moving from the Dominican Republic to the U.S. on a K-1 visa to marry Chantel Everett. Their marriage became one of the franchise’s defining stories — and one of its messiest endings. In late May 2022, after nearly six years of marriage, Pedro filed for divorce. It was finalized in 2023; The Family Chantel aired its final season that December. Then Pedro did something unusual for a reality star: he went quiet — no new spinoff, no weekly storyline — and rebuilt his life off camera.
The Quiet Years — and a Message From Colombia
Pedro returned to television on his own terms: season 5 of 90 Day: The Single Life. After a situationship with Sophie Sierra fizzled out, a new name entered the story. Valentina Malagon, a psychologist from Colombia, had connected with Pedro online; they met in person in Tulum. At the season 5 Tell All, he introduced her over video call as “the love of my life.” His sister Nicole openly doubted it. Pedro did not flinch. For six months he shared videos of Valentina on Instagram. Then, in June 2026, he flew her to Hawaii.
June 6, 2026: The Arch of Red Roses
Pedro told Valentina they were headed to Hawaii’s best restaurant — then drove an hour away, to the middle of nowhere. “She was pissed because she was hungry,” he later admitted, “but I got it done.” Waiting on the sand: the arch, the candles, the sign. Pedro knelt and presented a bouquet of red roses and a pear-shaped diamond ring — handcrafted by Diamondboi Designs and kept in a heart-shaped box. “Valentina came into my life as an answer,” he told PEOPLE, “a blessing that God placed on my path to show me that true love isn’t something you search for… it’s something you recognize. With her, I learned that peace has a name.” The couple announced the engagement on June 23. “We want to plan the wedding very soon,” Pedro said. Very soon has now stretched into five months.
Five Months Later: A Baptism, a Standoff, and No Date
In early October, Pedro and Valentina were baptized together, according to reports. But the wedding is stuck where it has been since June. Valentina wants the ceremony in Colombia. Pedro wants it in the Dominican Republic. The United States is always an option, he has said — yet as of November 7, 2026, no wedding date has been publicly confirmed. Four years after the divorce, his mother Lidia Jimeno has still not given her blessing for Pedro to marry Valentina, according to reports. Pedro has said he will marry Valentina with or without it. Then, on October 21 — four days after Chantel married Ashley Bowen in Alabama — Pedro reposted his Hawaii proposal. He has not said the repost was connected to his ex-wife’s wedding, so any jealousy theory is fan speculation only.
Pedro has the ring, the fiancée, and the faith — everything except his mother’s yes. So here is the question that splits this fandom down the middle: should Pedro wait for Lidia’s blessing before he walks down the aisle — or marry Valentina now, and let his mother catch up?
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