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Pete Davidson is admitting he felt “so guilty” when his girlfriend’s pregnancy became public knowledge
The comedian said he wishes his girlfriend could have the “ideal pregnancy” that “almost every woman” gets to enjoy
Davidson and his girlfriend Elsie Hewitt’s pregnancy was confirmed on July 16
Pete Davidson is excited about becoming a dad, but he wishes he’d been able to give his girlfriend the pregnancy she wanted.
The comedian, 31, appeared on a Wednesday, Aug. 13 episode of The Breakfast Club radio show and spoke about how he’s expecting his first baby with his girlfriend Elsie Hewitt, 29. As he addressed his level of fame, Davidson shared that he felt upset he couldn’t give his girlfriend a private pregnancy.
“I feel bad for my girl because I bring a lot of s—,” Davidson said on the podcast. “Anything I do or she does is now gonna be a thing.”
“She’s a very private person and she’s the one doing all the work,” he continued. “[She] never made me feel this way or said anything, but I feel so guilty and horrible that I could not allow her to have the ideal pregnancy that almost every woman gets to have and enjoy.”
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Elsie Hewitt and Pete Davidson
In July, Davidson spoke with PEOPLE at the Los Angeles premiere of his new movie The Pickup and shared he’d received some parenting advice from his friend Machine Gun Kelly.
“It’s his favorite thing. And he’s like, ‘This is going to be your favorite thing,’ ” Davidson said of parenthood. “So I’m really excited.”
The former Saturday Night Live star added of being a dad, “I’m just excited to take care of the little one. The second I found out the news, I was like, ‘Oh wow, what I do is just a job.’ “
“I realized I was kind of basing my happiness on work, which is ridiculously unhealthy,” Davidson continued. “So it gave me this weird sense of calmness, where this is just a job and now I have someone to do it for.”
He also added that he’s looking forward to having play dates with Kelly, who just welcomed his second baby earlier this year.
“We’re going to have awesome play dates,” he said. “Yeah, that’s [going to be] a cool play date.”
Hewitt confirmed that she and Davidson are expecting their first baby together on Instagram July 16. Kelly also shared his excitement about having future playdates with the couple as he commented underneath the post, “These playdates bout to hittttt.”
A source previously told PEOPLE that Davidson and Hewitt “cannot wait to welcome their baby.”
“He’s grown up a lot, and he’s so excited about this next chapter as a dad,” the insider said. “He’s more intentional about who he lets into his life now, and with Elsie, it was never about headlines or the spotlight, and that’s exactly what he needs.”
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