Why did Pete Davidson remove his tattoos? All you need to know

Everyone on the internet is losing their minds after seeing Pete Davidson's tattoo-less body. You must have seen it too and must be wondering what could have happened that made him get rid of all his tattoos. There were quite a few of them if you remember. Getting a tattoo is not as difficult as getting them removed. Not to mention, it also costs a lot.

The 31-year-old American comedian and actor, Pete Davidson, who recently broke up with socialite and media personality, Kim Kardashian, is turning heads around by showing off his clean, tattoo-free body. And the interesting part is, netizens are not sure what might have pushed him to make such a drastic decision. Instead of wondering and speculating, let's continue reading the article and find out the exact reason.

Why did Pete Davidson get rid of all his tattoos? Let's find out

Pete Davidson, who rose to fame after starring as one of the cast on Saturday Night Live, quickly became a favorite, as he gave that chill, harmless stoner vibe. He slowly and steadily created his fan base with his self-deprecating humor and eventually landed multiple projects including movies like King of Staten Island, directed by Judd Apatow.

As his career started to move forward he began to pop up in different other shows and movies like Big Time Adolescence (2019), Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022), and Bupkis (2023). Pete Davidson is also quite popular for dating a bunch of high-profile celebrities including Ariana Grande, Kate Beckinsale, Phoebe Dynevor, and of course, Kim Kardashian, as mentioned before. This is an impressive list of big celebrities to be dating at the age of just 31. We have to admit that Davidson surely knows his ways with women and is very well aware of what he's doing.

Pete Davidson recently starred in a Valentine's Day campaign launched by the brand Reformation, where he unveiled his tattoo-less body. The campaign photos included several of his pictures showing his bare body without any tattoos.

While promoting his upcoming animated film Dog Man, on the Today Show Davidson talked about being sober and making the decision to remove all his tattoos. He said:

"I got sober and I saw myself in the mirror and I was like, 'Nah. Who that?' I was like, 'I got to change it up a little bit'."

He went ahead and added:

"(The removal is) pretty terrible, so if anybody out there is watching and thinking about getting a tattoo, make sure you really want to get it."

The tattoo removal process so far has cost him $200,000.