Pete Davidson Unveils Nearly Bare Arms in Tattoo Removal Transformation
Live from Las Vegas, it’s Pete Davidson with a new look.
The Saturday Night Live alum showed off the progress of his yearslong tattoo removal journey with shockingly bare arms at CinemaCon 2026.
For the April 15 appearance, the 32-year-old stepped out in a red T-shirt, gray sweatpants and white Crocs. To accessorize, Pete paired his comfy look with a chain, sunglasses and a baseball cap.
But it was what Pete didn’t wear that turned heads. After all, the comedian’s arms—which were previously covered in ink—were practically empty save for faded outlines of his since-removed tattoos.
Indeed, Pete has lasered off much of the 200 individual designs once inked on his body. However, he did decide to keep several sentimental pieces, including one dedicated to his mom Amy Waters Davidson.
“I got all these tattoos, so my mom was like, ‘How come you’ve never gotten a “Mom” tattoo?’” Pete told Entertainment Tonight in an interview published last October. “Now I have a tattoo that just says ‘MOMTATTOO.’ That one has to stay.”
The King of Staten Island star—who shares 4-month-old daughter Scottie with 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.
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“I have my dad’s ID [number],” he shared, “and that’s pretty much it.”
Pete began his tattoo removal process back in 2020, and he hasn’t been shy about documenting the painful reality of the procedure.
“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.”
To see more celebs’ tattoos, read on…
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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.”
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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.
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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,” 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.”
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Grimes
The “Genesis” singer unveiled her large face tattoo in October 2022, sharing that she spent 10 years “emotionally working up” to it.
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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.
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.
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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. The pair broke up in 2023 after four years of marriage.
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