How Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson Went From "SNL" Costars to Lovers Before Splitting

Kardashian and Davidson's first public appearance together was back in October 2021 when she hosted "Saturday Night Live." Romance rumours sparked almost immediately after the two shared a kiss during an "Aladdin"-themed skit where Kardashian played Princess Jasmine and Davidson was Aladdin. During the sketch, the two held hands and playfully flirted with one another as they performed their lines.

Their onscreen chemistry was real, at least according to a source who told Us Weekly at the time, "He was a true professional the whole time they rehearsed and in between takes, but afterward things got flirty. They exchanged numbers and Pete asked if Kim would like to hang out sometime, which she agreed to straight away."

Sure, friends can celebrate birthdays together, but when you bring your mum along for the celebration, it seems like something more, right? On 17 November, 2021, rapper Flavour Flav shared a photo on Instagram of himself with Davidson, Kardashian, and Kardashian family matriarch Kris Jenner.

The group were together to celebrate Davidson's 28th birthday, which the rapper said was a birthday gift from Kardashian. He told Entertainment Tonight, "One thing that I could say is Pete Davidson loves himself some Flavour Flav. . . . So Kim said, 'OK, well, for your birthday, you are going to have Flavour Flav.' She sent for me and that's how I ended up there." That's a pretty special birthday arrangement for "just friends," but we digress.

Throughout December 2021, Kardashian and Davidson were seen in public several times on romantic dates. On many occasions, the two were seen out in Davidson's hometown of Staten Island, and on one occasion, they dined at Angelina's Ristorante and saw a film together.

On 21 December, 2021, TMZ reported that Kardashian and Davidson went to breakfast together at a hotel in Beverly Hills, with Davidson later driving Kardashian's car to shop around for jewellery. At the time, a source told Us Weekly, "They're clearly not hiding their romance. . . . It seems like they want to just be able to do things any normal couple would do and have fun together."

Kardashian and Davidson kicked off the new year with a relationship milestone. The two went on their first holiday together to the Bahamas in January and were seen getting close and cuddly while walking down the dock after their arrival, according to People.

Kardashian posted pictures of her holiday with Davidson after their trip, and while most featured gorgeous beaches and bikini selfies, many people speculated that Davidson's shadow could be seen in one of the pictures, but you be the judge!

The drama with West did not affect the trajectory of Kardashian and Davidson's relationship, and on 11 March, Kardashian made their relationship Instagram official with a confirmation that they are couple. The post's caption read, "Whose car are we gonna take?!" and included two cute pictures of the pair.

Two days later, reported text messages between Davidson and West were leaked, and they were messy. Davidson had remained silent after West's several internet attacks on him, but according to a report by Today, the comedian stood his ground about his relationship with Kardashian, first telling the rapper to "calm down" and applauding Kardashian's parenting, which West openly criticised on social media. A heated exchange followed between the two, with Davidson encouraging West to have a sit-down talk with him to squash their beef "man to man." West reportedly went on to mock Davidson's mental health and invited him to his Sunday Service instead. Phew.

Kardashian appeared on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on 16 March and talked about her relationship with Davidson. Speaking about her new boyfriend, the "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star told DeGeneres, "It feels good. . . . I think it's just in life, like no matter what it is . . . I encourage my friends and the people that I love just to be happy, and I went for it."

She also went on to reveal that Davidson has "a few tattoos" of her, saying, "He wanted to do something that was really different. First tattoo he got, I was like, 'Oh, so cute. Thank you, oh my God,' you know?"