Chantel and Pedro Jimeno are one of the most well-known couples in the 90 Day Fiancé franchise. The attractive duo currently stars in The Family Chantel and is filming the third season of their spin-off show in Georgia. Atlanta-based beauty Chantel launched a successful Instagram career while keeping up her work as a registered nurse. Meanwhile, her Dominican Republic partner Pedro remains devoted to fitness. The attractive couple is well-known in the franchise, but their love story is also surrounded by drama and accusations. What is the real reason behind Pedro's feelings for his American wife?
Pedro and Chantel revealed a picturesque love story on season four of 90 Day Fiancé – at least until their families intervened. Dominican Republic native Pedro wanted to learn English, while American Chantel wanted to learn Spanish. A mutual friend put the young singles in touch for dual learning and love quickly ensued. While the story seems sweet, it was quickly soured by their dramatic families. Chantel’s parents spent years accusing Pedro of using Chantel to “harvest the American dollar” and send money back to his family. Is there any truth behind these accusations?
Chantel's parents, Karen and Thomas, were immediately suspicious of Pedro's intentions with their daughter. Their accusations led to many arguments that spilled into the family's spin-off show. While many think the Everett parents behaved inappropriately, Chantel’s friend, Obed Corporan, spilled some insider info on 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? Obed, who was also a Jimeno family friend, revealed to Chantel that he thinks Pedro's parents set up his relationship with Chantel in order to secure Pedro a high-paying job in the United States. This echoes Karen and Thomas's beliefs that Pedro was influenced by his parents to fall for an American, come to the US and send money back home to his family.
Whether or not there is any truth to the story is difficult to determine. However, Pedro did appear to genuinely fall for Chantel despite any influence from his parents. Chantel and Pedro were both attractive young singles when they met and are now regarded as two of the best-looking people in the franchise. Chantel's beauty likely captivated Pedro, though she also has brains to back it up. Chantel is both an influencer with a highly successful social media platform and a working nurse. Therefore, there is a lot she had to offer that likely caught Pedro's eye. Perhaps Chantel's American citizenship was an added bonus to her beauty and charisma.
The Everett family's distrust of Pedro caused the Jimeno family to dislike Chantel. This led to drama from both sides for the young couple in love. That meant that Pedro must have gone through a lot of drama both on-camera and behind the scenes to be with Chantel. There is a good chance Pedro truly loves Chantel after dealing with all of that. Pedro and Chantel appear to have chemistry together and be genuinely into each other. Chantel supports Pedro in his fitness endeavors and they call each other pet names – Pinky and Pepe. Many franchise fans believe Pedro has real feelings for Chantel, even though many also consider them to be an annoying couple due to their family drama. Fans will have to stay tuned to see if season three of The Family Chantel reveals more about Chantel and Pedro's relationship.