By her side! Pete Davidson accompanied girlfriend Elsie Hewitt to the Endometriosis Foundation of America’s 13th annual Blossom Ball at the Pierre Hotel in NYC on May 15, marking their first public appearance as a couple. Having been diagnosed with endometriosis herself, it meant so much to the model to have the comedian there that night.
“He is the best,” Elsie, 29, gushed exclusively to Life & Style. “He’s super supportive, and he wants to learn about all this stuff, so I’m very grateful that he’s here. This is very important to him as well. I feel very lucky to have him by my side.”
It showed.
“Elsie was introducing Pete to all the foundation members, clearly very proud to show him off,” reported an onlooker. “They seem to be really happy together and were holding hands as they walked around the event, giggling and whispering into each other’s ears.”
Plus, the King of Staten Island star was happy to let Elsie be the center of attention throughout the night.
“It was clear Pete wanted the spotlight to be on Elsie,” said an onlooker at the Blossom Ball. “He stood in the corner waiting for her to finish taking photos.”
Elsie also opened up about journey with endometriosis at the event.
“I have struggled with cripplingly painful periods since I started getting a period. In the last few years, they just got unbearable, and I was trying so hard to find the care and the help that I needed, and I didn’t feel like anybody was really taking me seriously,” she explained. “I think that’s something a lot of women with endo struggle with — being listened to and taken seriously. So that was a journey and then I found an amazing surgeon and I got my robotic excision surgery in November of last year. Since that, I’ve just been recovering, and now I’m kind of on the other side and just really excited to be here and keep spreading awareness and advocating for this really scary, painful disease that needs to be talked about more, I think.”
Elsie Hewitt and Pete Davidson
The Industry star offered advice for other women who are struggling with their symptoms from endometriosis and assured them that their “pain is real.”
“Listen to your body because there are so many doctors and so many people who will just say, ‘Oh, you’re just having a bad period.’ If you know that something is wrong, you have to listen,” Elsie said. “It’s not normal to be in that much pain. And so, I really think, just listen to your gut.”
She continued, “Honestly, it got to a point where I couldn’t really ease it that much anymore. I know that an anti-inflammatory diet, heating pads, and painkillers and all of that help but it was like, personally, I got to a point where opting for surgery was my next best step.”
Elsie and Pete, 31, first sparked rumors that they were dating earlier this year when they were spotted packing on the PDA during some downtime in Palm Beach. The photos were published by the Daily Mail on March 15, and less than a week later, the two went Instagram official.
Later that same month, the couple traveled to Scotland together and took in the sights. Elsie shared a carousel of photos and videos via Instagram and the SNL alum could be seen in several of the images.
