Pete Davidson knows a thing or two about the fickle nature of celebrity. While appearing on Theo Von’s podcast This Past Weekend, the SNL vet opened up about the negative side of being famous, using Eddington star Pedro Pascal as a prime example of the unpredictable nature of fame and how people “can’t wait” to turn on their favorite stars.
Davidson highlighted Pascal’s journey from struggling actor to internet heartthrob, and the public’s subsequent reaction. “Fucking two years ago, he’s a hardworking, great actor,” Davidson said of Pascal. “Everyone was, like, ‘He’s worked so hard and has been a struggling actor.’ Fucking blows up so fucking hard. Everyone’s, like, ‘Daddy, daddy! Yeah, daddy, daddy.’ Then a year later, he’s in everything now because he’s hot and big—and everyone’s, like, ‘Go the fuck away, dude.’”
“You got to give someone time to adjust to that new level of fame,” Davidson continued. “He’s been banging at it for 30 years, and now he’s learning how to go get a cup of coffee or, like, deal with someone that taps you on the shoulder while you have your earbuds in and freaks you out. You got to give that guy a fucking second to, like, adjust.”
It sounds like Davidson is speaking from personal experience. The actor went from unknown comedian to overnight celebrity after being cast on Saturday Night Live and engaging in high-profile relationships with stars like Ariana Grande, Kate Beckinsale, and Kim Kardashian. Now, the 31-year-old is expecting his first child with his partner, model Elsie Hewitt.
“It’s, like, we build everybody up. It’s, like, so fast to turn [on the celebrity],” Davidson said. Von concurred, adding: “The turn is crazy.” The comedian also has an idea of which beloved actor will be next to be put through the gauntlet of the internet. “They’re going to do it with Walton Goggins next,” Davidson said. “It’s, like, within months.”
The story originally appeared in Vanity Fair España.
