Pete Davidson Unveils Results of His Major Tattoo Removal

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Pete Davidson is the king of tattoo removal.

The SNL alum stepped out alongside his longtime pal Machine Gun Kelly for the sneak preview of The Room at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles amid undergoing the process of having his ink removed—and the results of the treatment are jaw-dropping.

In a photo from the Oct. 23 outing, Pete posed next to the "Lonely Road" artist while wearing cargo pants and a red Fire Department of New York T-shirt, which showed off his practically bare forearms. The clean look was a noticeable transformation from his previous appearance, which included dozens of small tattoos in black ink up and down both of his arms.

And that's not the only reason his attire for the event was significant. The King of Staten Island star's FDNY shirt was also a heartwarming nod to his late father, Scott Matthew Davidson, who died on September 11, 2001, as a first responder at the Twin Towers.

And while a few of Pete's arm tattoos were still faintly visible in the shot, the 30-year-old previously shared that his yearslong tattoo removal journey—which began in 2020—was expected to come to an end this year.

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"They said by the time I'm 30, they should all be gone," Pete told People in a July 2021 interview. "So, they got like two more years left of this."

As for why he decided to get rid of all his ink? The comedian shared that it has a lot to do with his desire to turn his attention to acting. After all, his characters often won't have tattoos, requiring him to go through the grueling process of covering up his ink temporarily on set.

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"I honestly never thought that I would get an opportunity to act," Pete explained during a 2021 appearance on The Late Show With Seth Meyers, "and I love it a lot."

Noting that covering up his body art in the makeup chair can take "like three hours" and requires him to show up "three hours earlier," he quipped, "For some reason, people in movies, they don't have them that much."

For more stars who have gotten inked, keep reading.

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JoJo Siwa

JoJo sported new ink in June 2024 that may have hinted at her upcoming music. As the 21-year-old's tattoo artist teased in a photo of her new body art, "Her new album cover brought to life in ink."

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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," she 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."

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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.

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Taylor Lautner & Tay Lautner

In March 2023, the Twilight actor and his wife got matching tattoos honoring their wedding date.

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Jason Momoa

After shaving off some of his hair, the Aquaman star revealed a new head tattoo in Sept. 2022 that he said has been "20 years in the making."

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Amanza Smith

The Selling Sunset star debuted a face tattoo, which reads "invincible" in script and sits beneath her jawline, in April 2022.

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Shawn Mendes

The 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.

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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.

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Joe Jonas & Sophie Turner

The former couple made their love a little more magical with matching Toy Story tattoos.

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