Martha Stewart Calls Pete Davidson the ‘Son I Never Had’


Martha Stewart Says Pete Davidson Is the 'Son I Never Had': He's a 'Charming Boy'

Martha Stewart and Pete Davidson.
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More than friends, they’re family. Martha StewartAnd Pete Davidson have a surprising friendship but it’s as wholesome as can be.

“Pete Davidson is like the son I never had,” the Martha Stewart Living Alum, 80, told The Daily Mail Friday, August 12. “He is a charming boy who is finding his way.”

Stewart famously ran into Saturday Night Live alum, 28, at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner in April, when he and then-girlfriend Kim KardashianTogether, they made their red carpet debut.

“They’re fun. They’re very nice together,” the cookbook author exclusively told Use Weekly in May of the former couple’s night out at the famed D.C. event. “They’re hanging out. They seem to be very fun with one another.”

While Stewart appeared to be “Team Kete” after their red carpet debut, she had “no idea” if the pair were even that serious. In fact, when asked if the duo’s romance would last, she quipped: “No, of course not.”

Of course, Stewart’s prediction would eventually come true as Us It was confirmed that Kardashian, 41, and the Bodies Bodies Bodies Star had split after less than a year. (The twosome were first connected in October 2021, following her death. SNL hosting debut.)

“It’s upsetting for both of them, but it is what it is,” a source told Use in August of their amicable split, noting they are still friends who have “respect” for one another.

The Martha Knows Best Star and Davidson have been together for several years. They met when he had just turned 18 years old. SNL comic.

“I’ve invited him to come on my podcast and I look forward to hearing what he has to say,” Stewart further told the Daily Mail Friday, her pal.

Kardashian also has a special connection to the New Jersey native after they first met at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner back in 2012.

“[Kim] really has come a long way,” Stewart previously told Use April 2015. “I think, what she’s done, is part of [who she is]Her personality. Because of that, you can’t take anything away from her. Kim has done so much, and she brought her family! I think Kim is amazing.”

She added at the time: “You know, look at all of her lifestyle products. She’s made a career — as a lot of celebrities have — of breaking into the lifestyle business. She’s got that part of me up her sleeve!”

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