Pete Davidson and Miley Cyrus talk about the time they got matching tattoos

On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Thursday, Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson talked about the time they got matching tattoos. It happened while they were filming the Saturday Night Live music video sketch for “The Baby Step” back in 2017, when one of the lines from the song caught their attention: “We babies.”

“For some reason we looked at each other and it was like, ‘that's a great tattoo,’” Cyrus said.

That’s when Davidson said he called his “tattoo guy” to come to 30 Rock studios in New York to do the job, which Cyrus said in hindsight was a little bit of a red flag.

“Should have known that was sketch,” she said.

The pair’s friendship began on SNL where Cyrus has appeared as host or musical at least ten times, and they have continued to keep in touch and hang out. Unfortunately it’s not such a happy ending for their matching tattoos, because Davidson said he got his burned off while Cyrus still has hers.

Luckily it seems their friendship is lasting longer than their tattoos, since they will be co-hosting Miley's New Year's Eve Party on NBC to ring in 2022. But Cyrus was quick to recall that the aftermath of the event was more than just permanent ink on her ankle.

“I stopped smoking weed the next day. For a couple years,” Cyrus said. “Well, at least with Pete, anyways.”

Video Transcript

JIMMY FALLON: I also heard that you got matching tattoos?

PETE DAVIDSON: Yeah.

MILEY CYRUS: We did. Yeah.

PETE DAVIDSON: Yeah. It was very dark time, I think, in our lives.

[LAUGHS]

MILEY CYRUS: Oh, no. OK.

PETE DAVIDSON: Maybe for me personally.

[LAUGHTER]

MILEY CYRUS: We were dressed as babies. Everything seemed fun and fine.

PETE DAVIDSON: Yes.

KYLIE MAR: Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson were on "The Tonight Show" Thursday where they talked about the time they got matching tattoos. It happened while they were filming the "SNL" music video sketch for "The Baby Step" back in 2017 when one of the lines from the song cut their attention. "We babies."

MILEY CYRUS: And for some reason we looked at each other and was like, that's a great tattoo.

PETE DAVIDSON: Yeah, we were like--

MILEY CYRUS: We're doing this.

PETE DAVIDSON: Yeah. And then we did. I got my tattoo guy to come to 30 Rock.

MILEY CYRUS: Should have known that was Sketch.

PETE DAVIDSON: Yeah.

JIMMY FALLON: [LAUGHS]

KYLIE MAR: The pair's friendship began on "SNL" where Miley has appeared as host or musical guest more than 10 times. And they have continued to keep in touch. Unfortunately, it's not such a happy ending for their matching tattoos.

PETE DAVIDSON: And then I burned mine off. And you still have yours.

MILEY CYRUS: So I didn't know that until I saw a Smartwater commercial of-- everyone seen this where you think it's hot water getting this tattoos lasered off? And I'm like, wait a minute? That's right where we babies was.

KYLIE MAR: The two are hosting Miley's New Year's Eve party on NBC to ring in 2022. And who knows? Maybe when it's over, they'll have some new ink to show off. Like, we, co-hosts?

PETE DAVIDSON: And I love--

MILEY CYRUS: I still have we babies--

JIMMY FALLON: Let me see.

MILEY CYRUS: --right here on my foot.

JIMMY FALLON: Let me see.

PETE DAVIDSON: Yeah.

MILEY CYRUS: Yeah, not--

PETE DAVIDSON: And I--

MILEY CYRUS: This is what--

PETE DAVIDSON: This is what's left. I don't know if you could get it, but--

MILEY CYRUS: Yeah. I know--

PETE DAVIDSON: --it's like--

MILEY CYRUS: --it's not there so they can't really get it.

[LAUGHTER]

JIMMY FALLON: Wow.

PETE DAVIDSON: It's no babies.