Pete Davidson Reveals That His Arm Tattoos Have Mostly Vanished After Spending Over $200,000 on Removal
Pete Davidson has come a long way in his tattoo-removal journey.
While promoting his new movie How to Rob a Bank at CinemaCon on Wednesday, April 15, it appeared that the 32-year-old comedian’s arm tattoos are almost entirely faded.
Davidson attended the Las Vegas event in a red T-shirt that showed off his nearly bare arms. While the outlines of some of his ink are still visible, the Saturday Night Live alum has clearly made significant headway in his tattoo removal.
Fans previously got an update on Davidson’s tattoo-removal process when his girlfriend, Elsie Hewitt, shared a shirtless pic of the comedian cuddled up with their newborn daughter.
In a post shared to Instagram on Sunday, Dec. 22, Hewitt, 30, snapped a shot of the comedian holding their daughter, Scottie.
The actor could be seen enjoying some skin-to-skin contact with his baby girl, cradling her as she was wrapped in a pink blanket. Another photo in the carousel showed Hewitt looking at the camera as she held the newborn while wearing a cozy black sweater.
“MY BEST FRIENDS🩷🩷🩷,” Hewitt captioned the post.
Davidson has spoken openly about the gradual removal of his 200 tattoos.
In an April feature with Variety, the comedian revealed that focusing on his mental health after several stints in rehab led him to the removal of his body ink, as the tattoos remind him of a “sad person that was very unsure.”
“I used to be a drug addict and I was a sad person, and I felt ugly and that I needed to be covered up,” Davidson told the outlet. “So I’m just removing them and starting fresh, because that’s what I think works best for me and for my brain.”
The comedian showed off his tattoo-free torso in Reformation’s “official boyfriend” Valentine’s Day campaign, when modeling sweatpants for the brand and some convincing body makeup. The campaign marked the first time that Davidson showed off his body since embarking on his $200,000 ink-removal journey in 2020.
He previously explained to Variety that he has to schedule tattoo removal “between work because it’s a six-week healing process each time you get one removed.” He explained that tattoo removal is 10 to 12 sessions and totals 60 weeks: “It’s gonna take me another 10 years.”
“It’s pretty horrible. It’s like putting your arm on a grill and burning off a layer, and then you gotta do maintenance and let it heal properly,” the Bupkis actor added. “And it’s pretty tough. It sucks, I’m not gonna lie.”