Elsie Hewitt says she is solo parenting, but a source close to Pete Davidson tells PEOPLE that isn't the case
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The model and the comedian, who recently split, share a daughter: 5-month-old Scottie Rose
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Hewitt says she is doing motherhood "on my own," but an insider says, "Pete has made himself extremely available and has provided financial support"
Elsie Hewittsays she is solo parenting following her breakup fromPete Davidson, but a source refutes that claim.
In aTikTok videoshared on Saturday, May 16, the model, 30, clapped back at digs about her casual appearance in paparazzi photographs.
“That's not what I'm thinking about right now, because I have a baby to take care of, and I also have to work and make money, and I'm doing it on my own, which is hard,” Hewitt said.
She and Davidson, 32, who share a 5-month-old daughter,Scottie Rose, recently split.
In the comments section, Hewittliked a responsefrom a TikTok user who said that “not staying with your partner” when they are postpartum is “insanely loser behavior."
The commenter added, "This is THE most vulnerable time in a woman's life.” Hewitt appears to have since deleted the like.
Another wrote, "I hope you don't mean you're doing the financial part alone... that would be insane given the circumstances. You seem like a lovely person and a wonderful mother! We're all rooting for you."
In a since-deleted comment, Hewitt responded, "I am :)."
That same day, Hewitt shared a post on her Instagram Stories, stating that she is currentlylooking for assistance raising her child.
“I'm currently trying to find an assistant/ mother's helper / nanny type / basically [a] right hand person,” she wrote in text over a photo of herself.
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“Apply here if qualified & serious. Only looking @ responses with resumes,” Hewitt continued, adding that the position would “of course” be paid.
In response to Hewitt's claims, a source close to Davidson tells PEOPLE, "Pete has made himself extremely available and has provided financial support. Pete is actually covering all Scottie costs and more."
The insider adds: "He is hoping Elsie has good health and success for the sake of their daughter."
Hewitt's social media posts were shared days after news broke that she and Davidson had decided to go their separate ways.
"They're not getting along right now," aninside source told PEOPLE exclusivelyafter news broke of the split. "They were already struggling a bit while Elsie was pregnant. Things just happened so quickly between them, and they didn't know each other very well."
They added that the pair were "trying to work through" how they'll "be able to co-parent."
Hewitt and Davidson were first romantically linked in March 2025. The couple announced that they were expecting their first baby together in July 2025, and their daughter was then born on Dec. 12, 2025.
Prior to the breakup,a source told PEOPLEthat the pair were actively trying to navigate relationship struggles together following the birth of their daughter.
“There are issues, but they're trying to figure things out together,” the source told PEOPLE in April. “They're adjusting to parenthood and working through the process.”
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