Pete Davidson has been lasering his tattoos for the past few years, and now it looks like the process is almost complete.
The comedian, 30, made a rare public appearance on Wednesday following his summer rehabilitation stint, and fans couldn’t help but notice his arms were noticeably bare.
Davidson is known for his extensive tattoos, including sleeves on both arms, as well as ink on his torso, back and legs.
However, the troubled star’s arms were almost back to their natural state when he joined Machine Gun Kelly at the Los Angeles Clippers’ opening game at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Los Angeles this week.
His skin looked tanned with a healthy glow and he had a warm, friendly smile on his face.
Pete Davidson made a rare public appearance on Wednesday following his summer rehabilitation stint, and fans couldn’t help but notice his arms were bare and without tattoos
The former SNL star paid tribute to his late father and wore a sentimental shirt honoring the New York City firefighter who died heroically while saving others during the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001.
He was wearing a red FDNY T-shirt with the organization’s logo and “Fire Dept of New York” on the front.
Davidson went to a wellness center in late July to seek mental health treatment.
In 2021, Davidson confirmed that he “burned off” his tattoos so he could get more movie roles.
During an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers, the actor said he wants to get his tattoos removed so he doesn’t have to spend “three hours” on makeup every day to cover them up.
“I honestly never thought I would get the opportunity to act and I’m really enjoying it,” he said at the time.
“You have to get there three hours early to cover all your tattoos because for some reason people in movies don’t have them as much,” he continued.
Davidson is known for his extensive tattoos, including sleeves on both arms, as well as ink on his torso, back and legs. (Pictured 2023)
The comedian’s arms are almost back to their original state after the comedian had his tattoos lasered
And Pete admitted that the process of removing his ink is “worse” than the pain associated with the tattoo itself.
He said to Seth, “So now I burn them, but burning them down is worse than getting them.
‘Cause not only do they burn your skin, but you wear big glasses, right? So you can’t see anything and the doctor is with you,” he continued.
“So before he lasers each tattoo, you have to hear him announce what the tattoo is to be sure if you want to keep it or not.”
“So I’ll just sit there high above the ground [nitrous oxide] …and then suddenly I hear, “Are we keeping Stewie Griffin smoking a blunt?” And then I have to sit there and say, ‘No, Dr. G.’