Pete Davidson discovered his father died on 9/11 in the most heartbreaking way

11 September 2023 , 07:09

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Pete Davidson discovered his father died on 9/11 in the most heartbreaking way

Pete Davidson 's dad was a firefighter who died in the World Trade Centre terror attacks and the Saturday Night Live comedian discovered the devastating news that his father died on 9/11 in a very harrowing way.

Earlier this year, the comedian and former boyfriend of Kim Kardashian bravely opened up about the tragic death of his father Scott Davidson, a firefighter who died in the World Trade Centre during the 9/11 terror attacks. Pete was only seven when his father died, with him left battling Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after he found out about his dad's death.

Pete Davidson revealed the harrowing way he discovered his father died on 9/11 earlier this year (REAL ONES with Jon Bernthal/youtube)

Pete's dad Scott was last seen running up the stairs of the Marriott World Trade Centre moments before the building collapsed, according to reports. And speaking on Jon Bernthal's Real Ones podcast about the day, Pete revealed the harrowing and heartbreaking way in which he discovered his father had died.

Speaking on the podcast, the star explained how his dad told him he was going to pick him up on 9/11. He said: "I got picked up by my mum. She didn't tell me what was going on for like three days. She kept telling me dad's at work, I had no idea."

Recalling the tragic day, Pete went on: "My mum's like, 'You're just grounded, you're not allowed to watch TV'. I was like, 'What? I didn't do anything'. And then one night I turn on the TV and I saw my dad on TV. They're like, 'These are all the fireman who are dead'."

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Pete was only seven at the time of his father's passing (@PeteDavidson/Instagram)

Pete then explained how it was a "weird time" for his family as they didn't know for sure whether or not his dad was alive or not. With rescue missions continuing to pull people from the rubble of the site of the tragedy, the comedian's family were not sure what the outcome would be.

"There was just some sort of hope and it was just up and down and nobody knew the right way to deal with it," he went on. Pete then spoke of how his mum was 30 years old when it happened. He noted: "That's why, as I get older, I'm like, 'Man, my mom was awesome'."

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