Big dick energy — the enduring appeal of Pete Davidson

Here we go again.

Pete Davidson, spotted alongside an impossibly hot A-list love interest: but who is it this time? Answer: Emily Ratajowski.

Yes, the situation seems to be borne out of a random name, location and object generator – but this isn’t the first time Davidson has been involved with a Hollywood beauty, of course. His romance with Kim Kardashian after her split with Kanye West became a very public affair - with leaked text exchanges between Davidson and West giving a clue to his funny Alpha appeal; Kayne: ‘Where are you now?’ Davidson: ‘I’m in bed with your wife’ - one that ended amicably in August after nine months together.

Despite reports Davidson was having ‘meltdowns’ over the split, he seems to have moved on and is now reportedly dating model and activist Ratajowski. The pair were spotted holding hands on a date in Brooklyn on Nov 13th.

Such is the dating merry-go-round of Davidson that 81 year-old singing legend Dionne Warwick tweeted this week that she was next in line: ‘I will be dating Pete Davidson next’ she told her followers.

Prior to Kardashian, Davidson was famous for his whirlwind engagement to Ariana Grande in 2018 (began dating in May, engaged by June, split by October), and linked to Kate Beckinsale, Margaret Qualley (daughter of Andie MacDowell), model Kaia Gerber (daughter of Cindy Crawford) and Phoebe Dynevor (daughter of Corrie’s Sally Webster).

So what’s the deal with Davidson? It seems crude yet necessary to point out one obvious –ahem – asset of his, which was broadcast and swiftly deleted by Grande on Twitter back when they were dating as ’10 inches’. Fans went wild, and the internet soon jumped on Davidson as possessing the now ubiquitous ‘big dick energy’ – an effortless, breezy confidence and charisma that comes from just knowing you’re well-endowed.

Pete Davidson - in pictures

Confidence is all very well – but a dick does not maketh a man (is that how the saying goes?). Aside from his obvious GSOH as a veteran SNL writer and actor, Davidson is also known for his brazen approach to controversial Hollywood figures – he recently made headlines for calling YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul a ‘piece of sh**’ amid the sexual assault allegations against him, whilst also calling out the double standards of age gaps in the Hollywood dating sphere after the press questioned his 20 year age gap with Kate Beckinsale. ‘If you have questions about relationships with a big age difference just ask Leonardo DiCaprio, Jason Statham, Michael Douglas, Richard Gere, Jeff Goldblum, Scott Disick…’ The list went on.

As his undeniable magnetic charm continues to work wonders on the women of showbiz, perhaps the tide is turning for the classic perma-buff Hollywood hunk. Men, take note: charisma, confidence, comedy and clear respect for women are the magic ingredients for the 2022 pin-up. Oh, and a healthy dose of BDE, obviously.