Pete Davidson expecting his first child with girlfriend Elsie Hewitt
'Welp now everyone knows we had sex,' the 29-year-old captioned her Instagram post, which featured footage of the new couple, including at an ultrasound appointment.
Hewitt's post also featured a photo of shirtless Davidson, 31, holding Hewitt's stomach. The couple hugged each other in two other photos and took a selfie with face masks on in another image.
Davidson's relationship with the model was revealed in March this year when they were spotted together in Palm Beach, Florida.
A source told Page Six at the time that Hewitt 'respects Pete and his desire for privacy,' and that Davidson's mum and sister 'approve of this relationship and love seeing Pete so happy.'
Hewitt soft launched their relationship later that month when she posted a video of the Saturday Night Live star in a white bathrobe to her Instagram Stories.
Come May, the couple had quietly moved in together.
'Pete and Elsie have been living together in New York for the past few months,' a source told People. 'They're splitting their time between Pete's house in upstate New York and a brownstone they recently started renting in Brooklyn.'
The Post reached out to Davidson's rep for comment.
'They're so happy together and doing great,' the source added.
That same month, Davidson and Hewitt made their red carpet debut as a couple at the 13th Annual Blossom Ball in New York City.
They also attended the New York Knicks game on May 16.
About eight months before he began dating Hewitt, Davidson split from 'Outer Banks' star Madelyn Cline. The exes were together for less than a year.
Davidson's other famous exes include Ariana Grande, Kate Beckinsale, Kaia Gerber, Phoebe Dynevor, Kim Kardashian, Emily Ratajkowski and Chase Sui Wonders.
On Kevin Hart's talk show in 2022, the comedian spoke about wanting to start a family.
'My favourite thing ever, which I'm yet to achieve, is I wanna have a kid,' Davidson stated.
'It's super corny, but it would be so fun to dress up a little dude,' he continued. 'I'm so excited for that chapter so that's kind of what I'm just preparing for now, is trying to be like good as a dude and develop and get better so when that happens it's just easier.'
Hewitt, for her part, dated Jason Sudeikis in early 2024 before she ended up with Davidson.
She was also famously in a relationship with Reese Witherspoon's ex-husband, Ryan Phillippe, before suing him for alleged assault in 2017.
The Cruel Intentions star denied Hewitt's allegations, and they settled the case in 2019.
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