Kim Kardashian confirmed that her initial attraction to Pete Davidson was influenced by the widespread rumors about his “BDE” (big d*** energy), a term that went viral in 2018 during Davidson’s relationship with Ariana Grande.
In an episode of The Kardashians released in 2022, Kim explained that after her Saturday Night Live appearance in October 2021, she asked a producer for Pete’s number. She said she wasn’t planning on starting a relationship but was interested in him because of what she had heard, stating she was “DTF.”
The phrase “BDE” became associated with Davidson after Ariana Grande joked about his size in a 2018 tweet, though she later implied the comment was not meant to be taken literally.
Pete Davidson has addressed the rumors in multiple public statements. On The Breakfast Club in April 2023, he said his penis is “a very normal-sized penis… big enough to enjoy, and not big enough for it to hurt.”
In his 2020 Netflix special Alive From New York, he also mentioned that Grande’s joke about his size caused public misconceptions and unrealistic expectations.
Former SNL cast member Jay Pharoah claimed in a 2022 SiriusXM interview that Davidson told him in private that his size was “like nine inches.” This claim has not been verified.
Kim Kardashian’s comments confirm that the public discourse surrounding Davidson’s “BDE” did influence her decision to reach out to him, though no specific details about size were discussed by Kardashian herself.
