Pete Davidson is counting down the days until he's finally rid of most of his tattoos—a long, grueling process that's been ongoing for years now, as he endeavors to remove his extensive body art, which totals over 200 individual designs. But one tattoo in particular, dedicated to his mom, Amy Waters Davidson, is here to stay. "I got all these tattoos, so my mom was like, 'How come you've never gotten a 'Mom' tattoo?'" Pete, 31, told Entertainment Tonight in an interview published on October 31. "Now I have a tattoo that just says 'MOMTATTOO.' That one has to stay."
The King of Staten Island star, who is expecting his first baby with pregnant girlfriend Elsie Hewitt, also plans to keep his various Sopranos-inspired tats and one honoring his late father, Scott Davidson, a firefighter who died during the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. "I have my dad's ID [number]," he shared, "and that's pretty much it."
However, erasing the rest of the comedian's tattoos is no joke. He began the 10-year process back in 2020 and still has a long way to go. Not only is the process time-consuming, but it's also incredibly uncomfortable. "It's awful," Pete confessed. "I've been filming it and showing all the younger people in my family to be like, 'If you don't like it, this is what you have to do.'"
But despite the discomfort, Pete is excited about making changes in his life. "I'm excited 'cause I'm making changes," he continued. "So I'm excited, but it sucks."
Indeed, Pete is also embracing another major life change as of late—he's been sober for more than a year—and he credits his mom for setting him on that path. "My mom's the most supportive person in the world," he told Theo Von during an appearance on the This Past Weekend podcast in September. "And it got to a point where she called me when I was in rehab and she was like, 'My biggest fear is that I will turn on the news and I'll see that my son has died.'"
Pete highlighted that his mom's blunt delivery made a big impact on him. "She's so supportive and wants to always have positivity around," he went on. "That killed me. So I was like, 'Alright, can't die until she's dead.'"
