Four days after his ex-wife said “I do” in Alabama, Pedro Jimeno showed the world the happiest day of his new life. On October 21, 2026, he reposted his Hawaii proposal to Valentina Malagon — a heart of red roses on the sand, a glowing “Will You Marry Me?” sign. Chantel Everett had married Ashley Bowen in Auburn on October 17, according to PEOPLE. The repost said nothing about that wedding. It did not have to.
May 2022: The Divorce Papers Land
Pedro Jimeno and Chantel Everett were married for six years, and for most of that time their marriage was a war fought in front of millions. The Everett family hired a private investigator to vet him. His mother Lidia never accepted Chantel. Then, in May 2022, Pedro filed for divorce, and the franchise’s most famous marriage ended the way it had lived — in public, in pieces. Pedro walked away with his freedom and one question: who was he without Chantel Everett?
The Quiet Rebuild Nobody Televised
For a while, Pedro did the least Pedro thing imaginable: he went quiet. He trained, he boxed, he spent time back in the Dominican Republic. On season 5 of 90 Day: The Single Life, his storyline stayed small — an online “situationship” with Sophie Sierra that never became official, ending after a blowup involving his sister Nicole. His Single Life detour produced no lasting romance.
A DM From Colombia Changes Everything
Valentina Malagon, a psychologist from Colombia, had watched Pedro on television and decided to take her chances. She slid into his DMs after spotting him on Instagram while he was in Colombia, and the two met in person in Tulum, Mexico. “I took my chances and sent him a message through Instagram,” she later said. “And since then, we haven’t stopped talking.” He had found someone who chose him first.
June 6, 2026: A Heart of Red Roses on a Hawaii Beach
On June 6, 2026, on a beach in Oahu, Hawaii, Pedro got down on one knee before a giant heart-shaped arch of red roses and a sign asking, “Will You Marry Me?” Valentina said yes to a pear-shaped diamond ring handcrafted by Diamondboi Designs. On June 23, they announced the engagement. “She came into my life as an answer,” Pedro told PEOPLE. Then the line that stopped the fandom cold: “With her, I learned that peace has a name.” He also made one thing clear: he would marry Valentina with or without Lidia’s blessing.
October 17–21: Her Wedding, His Repost, and the Last Page Still Blank
Then came the week that split the fandom in two. On October 17, Chantel married Ashley Bowen in Auburn — helicopter exit, secret Cancun honeymoon. Four days later, Pedro reposted his Hawaii proposal, and the timeline lit up. Pedro has never said the repost was about Chantel, so any jealousy theory is fan speculation only.
YOU MAY LIKEKaren and Thomas Everett: The Marriage That Survived Every Chantel Storm — and the One Wedding Question LeftFive months after the roses, the last page of Pedro’s story is still blank. No wedding date has been publicly confirmed. She wants Colombia, he wants the Dominican Republic. The ring is real, the woman is real, the peace is real. What is missing is the finish line his ex-wife already crossed.
So here is the question that splits this fandom straight down the middle: when Pedro finally sets his wedding date, should his mother Lidia get a front-row seat after four years of refusing her blessing — or should Valentina’s family take the front row instead? Pick a side, and defend it.
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