Fans aren't the only ones freaking out over Pete Davidson's engagement to Ariana Grande. The SNL star's exes were also pretty taken aback by the news, and they can't keep their reactions to themselves. Fellow comedian Carly Aquilino and actress Cazzie David, both of whom recently date the comedian, chimed in on social media to the effect of "WTF."
Davidson and Grande have reportedly been dating for just one month. They've already moved in together (into a baller apartment), they got matching tattoos, and the pop starlet is sporting a ring. What's next? A baby? (Maybe don't have a baby yet, you two.)
Davidson has been with Grande for a fraction of the time he spent with both exes Aquilino and David. A tiny, tiny fraction. The news of Davidson's engagement probably isn't hitting anyone harder than these two.
Back in 2015, Aquilino and Davidson were an item for the better part of a year. And Davsidson's most recent ex, David, dated him for two.
Let's explore Davidson and Grande's social media-broadcast love story, shall we?
Five days ago, Davidson posted this photo of the couple's intertwined hands, but all anyone could see was the giant rock on Grande's ring finger.
All signs point to marriage. The news comes less than a month after Davidson and Grande's relationship was first publicly confirmed – also in a social media post from Davidson.
Rumors had already been swirling that the two were dating. Initially, they seemed like a cute, albeit random celebrity couple – likely just a flash in the pan.
But things quickly began moving very fast.
Soon, there were reports that Pete and Ariana had gotten matching ink, that the two had moved in together, and – most recently – that they were engaged.
The day the engagement news broke, Pete's ex Aquilino posted a screenshot of a text message conversation on Instagram. "I know I'm the 9 billionth person to text you about this, but… I can't," someone had texted her.
Her concise response: "HAHHAHAHAAH." Sounds about right.
Aquilino, a stand-up comedian who appeared on MTV's Girl Code, began dating Davidson in February 2015.
The two dated until at least November 2015 before splitting up. Somehow, they made it through all those months without going under the needle together or putting a ring on it. Interesting!
Meanwhile, Davidson's other ex, Cazzie David (daughter of comedian Larry David) responded to the engagement news in highly relatable fashion: by drinking a whole lot of wine.
"Came to wine country a person, leaving a human bottle of wine," David captioned the photo, posted right after news of the engagement broke.
David and Davidson were together for well over two years.
Throughout their relationship, the actress shared lots of cuddly, adorable photos of herself with her beau.
But while they two were on a break in May, Davidson reportedly began dating Grande.
Rather than trying to fix things with David, Davidson apparently decided to move on with the pint-size pop star. He officially called it quits with David on May 17… and started dating Grande the very next day.
From there, the details are a bit fuzzy. If Davidson and Grande were involved before their relationship was made public, that might help explain their seemingly lightning-fast (is there anything faster than lightning?) relationship.
Some fans are thrilled about the pair's dramatic love story, while others are taking David's side. Some fans dug up Davidson's past comments on David's Instagram posts, noting how similar they are to his current comments on Grande's page.
Guys can't get away with anything these days, can they? Love is fleeting, but social media activity lives forever.
In any event, Davidson has definitely been very lucky in romance, regardless of who he chooses to wed, or whatever.
Whatever you think of Davidson and Grande's relationship, one thing is certain: it makes for good drama! We'll be on the edge of our seats to see what happens next… and likely so will his exes.
