Pete Davidson can’t wait to be rid of his tattoos—most of them, at least.
While the Saturday Night Live alum is in the midst of a yearslong process to remove his extensive body art—totaling more than 200 individual designs—one in particular, dedicated to his mom Amy Waters Davidson, isn’t going anywhere.
“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 Oct. 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—noted he also plans to keep his various Sopranos-inspired tats along with 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.”
But erasing the rest of the comedian’s tattoos is no joke, as he began the 10-year process back in 2020 and still has a long way to go. On top of being time-consuming, the process isn’t particularly comfortable, either.
“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 I’m excited ‘cause I’m making changes,” he continued. “So I’m excited, but it sucks.”
Indeed, Pete is embracing another major life change as of late, having 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.’”
And 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.’”
To see more stars and their one-of-a-kind tattoos, keep reading.
Jason Momoa
After shaving off some of his hair, the Aquaman star revealed a new head tattoo in September 2022 that he said has been "20 years in the making."
JoJo Siwa
The "Karma" singer unveiled a bicep tattoo of a teddy bear with angel wings in June 2024. The design was a nod to the cover art of her Guilty Pleasure album.
Elle King
In April 2024, the "Ex's and Oh's" singer debuted a new tattoo—located on her rear—that paid tribute to some very important men in her life.
"I always said I'd get my baby daddys name tattooed on my butt…so I did," Elle, who is the daughter of Rob Schneider, wrote on Instagram. "I got 'brethren' for the men helping me raise my son. I love you guys so much, I wouldn't want to do life without yall."
Grimes
The "Genesis" singer unveiled her large face tattoo in October 2022, sharing that she spent 10 years "emotionally working up" to it.
Travis Barker
The Blink-182 drummer got a tattoo reading "Time Flies" in August 2023 after taking his 30th flight since surviving his 2008 plane crash.
Taylor Lautner & Tay Lautner
In March 2023, the Twilight actor and his wife got matching tattoos honoring their wedding date.
Amanza Smith
The Selling Sunset star debuted a face tattoo, which read "invincible" in script and sits beneath her jawline, in April 2022.
Shawn Mendes
The "Stitches" singer debuted a tattoo on the back of his neck in March 2022.
Maisie Williams
After filming Game of Thrones' final season, the actress added some symbolic ink to her tattoo collection in loving memory of her character Arya Stark.
Emilia Clarke
Forever MOD! The Game Of Thrones star permanently inked a dragon tattoo on her wrist after wrapping the final season of the show.
Joe Jonas & Sophie Turner
While celebrating their engagement in 2018, the Jonas Brothers singer and the Game of Thrones alum got matching Toy Story tattoos. They pair broke up in 2023 after four years of marriage.