Elsie Hewitt Is Hiring a Nanny and Raising Scottie Rose Alone — What the Post-Davidson Split Co-Parenting Plan Actually Looks Like

That single post — published on May 16, 2026, just five months after the birth of her daughter Scottie Rose Davidson — set off a chain of reporting that has since confirmed what many had suspected: Hewitt and Davidson have separated, their relationship strained well before the split became public, and the two are now in the early, uncomfortable phase of working out how to raise a child together without being together.

A Relationship Timeline That Moved Fast in Every Direction

March 2025

First reports of Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt dating emerge. The pair are photographed together on multiple occasions.

July 2025

Hewitt announces her pregnancy publicly on social media. Davidson expresses excitement in an Entertainment Tonight interview.

December 2025

Scottie Rose Davidson is born. Hewitt confirms the birth via Instagram. No joint statement from the couple.

May 16, 2026

Hewitt posts a nanny search on Instagram Stories, specifying she wants someone qualified and serious. A TikTok video follows in which she directly addresses being a working single mother.

May 2026

Sources confirm to PEOPLE that the split was mutual, that Davidson is covering Scottie’s financial needs, and that both parents are undergoing a professional vetting process to find childcare.

 

What the Co-Parenting Plan Actually Involves

The nanny search is not a spontaneous decision. According to a source speaking to PEOPLE, both Davidson and Hewitt are jointly engaged in a structured, professionally managed childcare search — meaning this is a coordinated co-parenting decision, not Hewitt acting alone out of necessity. The source confirmed Davidson is already managing Scottie’s financial needs and that he wants Hewitt to thrive in her role as primary caregiver.

That language — “proper professional vetting process” — is worth noting. It suggests the couple is treating this the way any separated parents with means would: carefully, collaboratively, and with the child’s stability as the non-negotiable priority. Davidson covering expenses while Hewitt manages day-to-day care reflects a division that is common in early co-parenting arrangements, particularly when one parent’s career requires significant time and one parent is the primary physical carer.

Tension Beneath the Cooperative Surface

The PEOPLE sourcing paints a complicated picture. One insider acknowledged that Hewitt is not blocking Davidson’s access to Scottie, but that the dynamic is far from seamless. The characterisation of Davidson as emotionally attached — a “softie” who genuinely wanted to be with the mother of his child — adds nuance to what could otherwise be read as a clean mutual parting. The source suggested reconciliation is not categorically ruled out, which is the kind of detail that rarely appears in stories about couples who have truly moved on.

Hewitt’s TikTok addressed something different: the practical reality of solo parenting. She spoke plainly about raising a five-month-old while working and generating income — a statement directed not at tabloids but at the parenting community that has followed her since Scottie’s birth. It was a claim of competence and resilience, not a cry for sympathy.

What Comes Next

The immediate priority for both parties is childcare stability. Once the nanny position is filled and a routine is established, the longer question — how involved Davidson is day-to-day, and whether the relationship evolves back toward something more — will become clearer. Celebrity co-parenting arrangements vary enormously in practice, but the ones that work tend to start exactly as this one appears to: with money secured, care professionalised, and neither party using the child as leverage. On those metrics, at least, Hewitt and Davidson appear to be starting from the right place.