Pete Davidson hit it big by being part of the cast of Saturday Night Live and making movies such as The King of Staten Island, years ago. But only now is the comedian on the road to fulfilling one of his more personal desires: becoming a dad.
He and his girlfriend, Elsie Hewitt, are expecting their first child, she revealed July 16 on social media.
“Everybody’s just been superexcited for me, because they know it’s been my dream,” Davidson told E! News on Tuesday. “I’m very lucky and very, very happy.”
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Cast member Pete Davidson and host Adam Sandler take the ‘Saturday Night Live’ stage in 2019
So what have his supporters been saying?
“They all just have been like, ‘You’re going to be great at this. It’s the best thing you’ll ever do in your life,'” Davidson said, noting that former SNL star Adam Sandler gave him “some great advice.”
(Sandler and his wife, Jackie, are the parents of two teenage daughters: Sadie, 19, and Sunny, 16.)
Davidson said he’s delighted about “being able to take care of something and show it the childhood I didn’t have. I assume you just try to give them what you didn’t have, and what you didn’t like, not do it.”
“[I’m] definitely a family guy,” Davidson told Kevin Hart in a July 2022 episode of talk show Hart to Heart.
“My favorite thing ever, which I have yet to achieve, I wanna have a kid,” Davidson said. “That’s like my dream. It’s like, super corny, [but] it would be so fun. Dress up the little dude. I’m so excited for that chapter.”
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He said he’s wanted to have a kid since his own father died in the 9/11 attacks when he was 7.
The star of upcoming horror movie The Home has dated Hewitt, at least publicly, since March. They’ve been spotted cheering on the New York Knicks and supporting Dave Navarro at his wedding in Scotland.
Davidson had previously expressed disenchantment with his celebrity lifestyle and being known for his romantic entanglements. He said he had become “oversaturated” in a December 2024 interview with W Magazine.
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“When you’re first coming up, and getting all these offers, it’s hard to say no, because you’re hungry. I made the mistake of doing literally everything. Now I’m older and wiser, and I’m realizing that less is more,” he said.
“I just want to be known for doing good work,” Davidson continued. “I want to be out there only when it’s a movie, stand-up, charity, or business ventures. That’s when I want to be seen. I don’t want to be this f—ing loser who just dates people. That’s not who I am.”
Davidson had previously been in high-profile relationships with such stars as Emily Ratajkowski, Ariana Grande, Kate Beckinsale, and Kim Kardashian.
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