Pete Davidson who lost his fireman dad on 9/11 says 25th anniversary is 'way harder' because he has a baby

Pete Davidson has revealed this year's 25th anniversary of 9/11, which claimed his father's life, is more difficult to bear because he himself has a child.His father Scott was a New York City firefighter who died aged 33 with his entire unit while responding to the attack on the World Trade Center.Davidson was only seven years old at the time of the loss, a traumatic experience that he has often discussed in public and used in his work. The funnyman, who will celebrate his own 33rd birthday in November, welcomed a baby girl this past December with his then-girlfriend Elsie Hewitt.They named their daughter Scottie, in both a tribute to Davidson's late father and a sly reference to the fact that she was conceived in Scotland.'Honestly, this year is way harder than it’s been in a really long time because I have Scottie, and now I’m the age that my dad was when he died. So I’m just kind of like: "Holy s***,"' the Saturday Night Live alum told the New York Post. Pete Davidson, pictured with his onetime girlfriend Elsie Hewitt and their baby girl Scottie, has reflected on the increased pain of the 9/11 anniversary now that he has a child Davidson's father Scott was a New York firefighter who died with his entire unit while responding to the attack on the World Trade Center; Scott pictured with little Pete'I thought: "Oh, he was an old guy. He’s 33." But now I’m there, and I have a kid, and that would be like my kid not having her dad,' he observed.'So this year is extra tough, but also extra beautiful because I get to spend the day with Scottie. It’ll be very healing and special,' said Davidson.Looking on the bright side, he noted: 'I have old videos and pictures and stuff, and I’m excited to share the classic stories I have of him with her.' Davidson recalled: 'When Scottie was first born, we’d give her a bath in the sink, and there’s a picture of my dad above the sink. She would always stare at it.'At the time, he reasoned: 'I don’t know if that’s because that’s the only picture there and she’s brand new and just observing things.'However he then 'moved back to Brooklyn and put the picture in a different location. When I walk around, Scottie always turns her head and looks at him. I don’t know what I believe in, but I like to think that his presence is somehow around.'Davidson, whose breakup with Hewitt went public in May, showered praise on her for her enthusiasm over the idea of naming their baby after his father.'It was really cool that Elsie also wanted to name her Scottie. My dad’s name was Scott, but his nickname was Scotty,' he noted. 'When she arrived, we both looked at her and were like: "She looks like a Scottie." It’s nice to keep that name alive.' He and Hewitt welcomed their baby in December and, as he pivoted to fatherhood, he spent a rumored $200,000 removing his prodigious sprawl of tattoos They named their daughter Scottie, in both a tribute to Davidson's late father and a sly reference to the fact that she was conceived in Scotland When Davidson and Hewitt went public in March 2025 and announced her pregnancy a month later, his diehard fans clung to hopes that he had placed his turbulent past behind him and was settling down to the comforts of home and hearth.Gone was the high-octane tumult of his dating history with celebrities like Ariana Grande, Kim Kardashian, Kate Beckinsale and Kaia Gerber.He and Hewitt welcomed their baby in December and, as he pivoted to fatherhood, he spent a rumored $200,000 removing his prodigious sprawl of tattoos.However the Daily Mail exclusively reported on the whispers of their relationship woes this May, and later that month it emerged they had definitely split. Before Hewitt, Davidson had a high-octane dating history with celebrities like Ariana Grande , Kim Kardashian, Kate Beckinsale and Kaia Gerber; pictured with Kardashian in 2022In 2022, Davidson had touchingly described how his own father's death had fueled his desire to have children on an episode of Kevin Hart's talk show Hart to Hart.'Since my dad died, I was like: "Oh, I can't wait to have a kid,"' said Davidson, who at the time was romantically involved with Kardashian.'I don't like saying corny s***. The reasoning was like: I don't want a kid to ever feel like how I feel right now,' the The King of Staten Island star explained.He noted his father's absence 'wasn't his fault; he passed away,' but added that he himself hoped 'just to be there so that someone doesn't have to feel like that.'Davidson added that he was 'very excited' to have children so that he would have the chance 'to do that for someone and watch them have what I didn't.'