Elsie Hewitt said she always had bad periods growing up, but she thought they were normal and was “taught to power through them.”
“I think that there were a handful of times throughout my teenage years and my early twenties where I knew something was really wrong, but I didn’t have any of these tools or the information or the education or the support system around me to investigate that,” Hewitt said.
Hewitt, 29, attended EndoFound’s 2025 Blossom Ball in New York City on May 15 with her partner, comedian and actor Pete Davidson. Last week, the British-born model and actress sat down for 30 minutes with EndoTV host and journalist Diana Falzone to discuss her endometriosis story and pregnancy. Hewitt and Davidson are expecting their first child this winter.
Hewitt said that during her early years of powering through, she was misdiagnosed multiple times, and there was no urgency among her doctors to find solutions for her symptoms. That caused Hewitt to downplay what she felt and even suggest to herself that she was overreacting.
“That’s part of why this disease is so crazy,” she said. “It’s like you almost can’t really do anything about it until it’s so absolutely debilitating, at least in my experience and people I’ve spoken to.”
Falzone talked about her own battle with endometriosis and the difficulty she still has nearly a decade later with admitting that “I have something wrong with me.” Falzone sensed during their conversation that Hewitt has had that same struggle.
“I think I can recognize that in myself,” Hewitt said. “I think I take a lot of pride in the fact that I am a strong person physically and mentally, and it’s almost like when I say the words, ‘I have endometriosis’…I feel this little fight happening where I’m saying there is something wrong with me—because there is—but then it feels like it equates in my mind to ‘I am disabled,’ or ‘I am not capable,’ or ‘I’m suffering,’ or ‘I’m a victim,’ and it feels negative.”
Hewitt said that last year, when “things just started to get completely unbearable,” she did her own research, found a specialist who validated her pain, and had surgery in late 2024.
“I’d exhausted every other option. I’d taken every holistic approach,” Hewitt said. “I just knew I couldn’t live like that anymore.”
Hewitt and Falzone had some lighter moments during their conversation, including Hewitt sharing foods she’s craved during her pregnancy.
“I felt like at the beginning I was really basic and having the most insane cravings for pickles,” Hewitt said. “I told [Pete] one time, ‘I feel really basic right now, but I’m really craving pickles. I just ate one and it was a really great experience.’ And then he came over and he had like 50 jars of every single type of pickle.”
Hewitt shared several more thoughts during the interview about her endometriosis journey, including more on her pregnancy, Davidson’s reaction to being at the Blossom Ball, sage advice for women suffering from the disease, and her decision to share her story publicly.
“It was a no-brainer for me to have this be a thing that I share,” she said. “I hate the fact that people are actively going through what I’ve had to go through.”
don’t understand this disease, so let’s work together—scientists, doctors, patients. And if you get frustrated and you’re not getting the answers that you need, then get online and find a support group that helps you, or say to your doctor, ‘You’re not giving me the answers that I need. Who else should I talk to?’”
