In May 2022, Pedro Jimeno walked into a Georgia courthouse and filed to end a marriage that had lasted nearly six years. The paperwork called the union “irretrievably broken.” Four years later, both of them have new partners – Chantel Everett married Ashley Bowen on October 17, 2026, and Pedro is engaged to Valentina Malagon – yet the fandom has never settled the question the paperwork never answered: who was right?
The Case for Team Pedro: A Husband Who Felt Disrespected and Betrayed
Start with the final season. In the summer of 2022, Chantel flew to the Dominican Republic behind Pedro’s back, telling her family she was going to Arizona for counseling and Pedro she was headed to a Michigan nursing convention, according to Reality TV World’s recap. When Pedro found out, he said he felt disrespected and betrayed – and for Team Pedro, that lie said everything. The fight over which family really broke the marriage has never really ended. Then came the divorce settlement: Karen sold off Pedro’s belongings, including his favorite gaming chair, and posted a photo of what appeared to be the couple signing divorce papers, according to ScreenRant. To Team Pedro, that is not a protective mother. That is a family that never let him belong, then celebrated when he left.
The Case for Team Chantel: Six Years of Being Treated Like an Outsider
Team Chantel reads the same six years in reverse. From the start, Lidia Jimeno never accepted Chantel – she called her ungrateful and insisted Chantel would never find another man like her son, according to reports. Karen hired a private investigator to vet Pedro back in 2016, which Team Chantel calls instinct and Team Pedro calls the original sin. But the deeper charge is about Pedro himself. For six years, Chantel’s supporters say, Pedro chose his mother and sister over his wife every time it mattered – and the proof is still on the calendar. Four years on, Lidia still has not blessed Pedro’s marriage to Valentina, yet Pedro says he will marry her with or without it. If a mother’s veto could outlive one marriage, Team Chantel asks, what chance did the first one ever have?
The Night Lidia Tried to Save It: The Scene Both Sides Claim
Both camps point to the same night as their best evidence. In that season 4 episode in the Dominican Republic, Chantel sat down with Lidia and gave her designer Gucci sunglasses as a peace offering. Lidia, genuinely thankful, said that despite everything, she actually wanted Pedro and Chantel to stay together – she respected Chantel as her son’s wife, according to Reality TV World’s recap. Team Chantel calls it proof she tried everything; Team Pedro calls it a wife going around her husband for the cameras. One scene, two verdicts – and neither side has budged since.
The 2026 Verdict: Two New Loves, One Unsettled Argument
Pedro reposted his proposal four days after Chantel’s wedding, according to TV Season & Spoilers, and Chantel answered with silence. His wedding still has no confirmed date. So why does the argument survive? Because the divorce was never really about the paperwork. It was about two families, two mothers, and a husband and wife who each felt like the outsider.
Pedro signed papers in May 2022 saying the marriage was irretrievably broken – but after Chantel flew to the Dominican Republic that summer to try to save it, was Pedro right to file when he did, or should he have given his wife one more chance? Pick a side: Team Pedro or Team Chantel?
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