Pete Davidson opens up about his demons.
In an interview with Variety for their annual Power of Young Hollywood issue, the Saturday Night Live actor reveals he tried to drown himself as a child following his firefighter father’s death during the 9/11 attacks.
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After confessing he’s “been in and out of mental health facilities since [he] was 9,” Ariana Grande‘s fiancée said:
“I tried to drown myself in the pool when I was in the fourth or fifth grade. I was trying to get my head stuck in the ladder in the deep end, so I would not be able to get up. But I’m too much of a p****y, and my head is too small.”
Despite the unfathomable tragedy of his dad’s passing, Davidson admits he wouldn’t be a comedian had he not suffered such a loss.
“If my dad didn’t die, I wouldn’t be a comic… I’d be a construction worker in Staten Island or a basketball coach.”
He added:
“I learned what death was… And you’re not really supposed to learn about that until high school, when one of your friends falls asleep in the garage, or whatever… To learn how anything can just be taken away from you early gave me this sense of ‘F*** it. Whatever, dude.’ I’m able to do stand-up and f*** around because hopefully the worst thing that has ever happened to me happened.”’
The thespian has been open about his mental health issues, and previously revealed he was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.
[Image via FayesVision/WENN.]
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