Pete Davidson won't get rid of his tattoo tributes to his parents

He told Entertainment Tonight: "I got all these tattoos, so my mom was like, 'How come you've never gotten a "Mom" tattoo?Now I have a tattoo that just says 'MOMTATTOO.' That one has to stay...

"I have my dad's ID [number], and that's pretty much it."

Pete - who is expecting his first child with girlfriend Elsie Hewitt - began the 10-year removal process in 2020 and admitted he is hoping to serve as a warning to other people because the procedure isn't very comfortable.

He said: "It's awful. 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. So I'm excited, but it sucks."

The 31-year-old comic previously explained he views getting his tattoos removed as a fresh start after overcoming addition.

He told Variety: "I used to be a drug addict and I was a sad person, and I felt ugly and that I needed to be covered up.

"So I'm just removing them and starting fresh, because that's what I think works best for me and for my brain. When I look in the mirror, I don't want the reminder of 'Oh yeah, you were a f******drug addict. Like, that's why you have SpongeBob smoking a joint on your back."

The King of Staten Island star has spentmore than $200,000 having them removed.

He admitted: "It's a pretty uncomfortable amount of money to disclose, but I think one of the tabloids already leaked it.

"I've already spent like 200k and I'm like 30 per cent done. So, like, it's gonna suck ... My arms are pretty much gone, and my hands and neck are gone. But I still have to do my torso and back."