Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Pete Davidson phoned a friend before proposing to Ariana Grande. “He called before he was going to do it, and I said, ‘Salud! '” Nick Cannon told ET on Thursday. “He was really excited, so I was like, ‘I love it, man. Keep it going.’ Love is in the air!” Davidson, 24, popped the question to Grande, also 24, last week after dating for less than a month. And the “Wildin’ Out” host, 37, who is single after his eight-year marriage to Mariah Carey, didn’t hesitate to advise the young “SNL” star. “I’ve been one of those dudes with one of those fantasy, fantastic relationships where you just go off and get married, so I was like, ‘Do it,'” he said, and told ET that Davidson is an “outstanding, hilarious young individual.” The two met after Davidson, who was 15 at the time, called Cannon’s radio show insisting he should be his opening act. “‘This kid is pretty funny,'” Cannon recalled thinking. “I took him on the road with me.” Just weeks after dumping their previous significant others, Grande has been sporting her $100K engagement ring and he covered up his tattoo dedicated to his former girlfriend Cazzie David. He is now sporting new ink inspired by his pop-star fiancée.<doc-sep>Pete Davidson and Ariana's Grande's engagement came so suddenly that fans of the comedian and singer are still wrapping their heads around it. For some couples, things just make sense from the start, which seems to be the case in this situation. Although their engagement may be a divisive topic for many, Davidson's friend Nick Cannon fully supported his buddy when he heard the news. Speaking with ET, Nick Cannon stated that Davidson gave him a call before he got down on one knee. "He called before he was going to do it, and I said, 'Salud!'" Cannon exclaimed. "He was really excited, so I was like, 'I love it, man. Keep it going.' Love is in the air!" For those who think that Davidson and Cannon first became friends while working on Wildin' Out in 2013, Cannon claims that their camaraderie goes even further back. "I used to have a radio show in NYC in the mornings and this kid called in one day, 15 years old and said, 'I want to open up for you doing stand-up.' I was like, 'Yeah, all right, tell me a joke.' He told me a joke and I was like, 'This kid is pretty funny'... I took him on the road with me," Cannon revealed. "Unbeknownst to me, even at that time, I didn't know about his history, that his father passed away on 9/11 and then just watched this young man have all of this weight on his shoulders and then just become this outstanding, hilarious young individual."<doc-sep>This content is imported from {embed-name}. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Do you remember where you were when you found out Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande were engaged? I was in the middle of the street and loudly shouted WTF at a stranger! Meanwhile, Nick Cannon was on the phone...with Pete. Turns out the Saturday Night Live star called Cannon before popping the question, and he's dropping some details. "He called before he was going to do it, and I said, 'Salud!'" Cannon told ET. "He was really excited, so I was like, 'I love it, man. Keep it going.' Love is in the air!" This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Cannon also mentioned his own whirlwind relationship with Mariah Carey, saying: "To see them together—and I’ve been one of those dudes with one of those fantasy, fantastic relationships where you just go off and get married. So I was like, 'Do it,' I’ve congratulated Pete. I haven’t spoken to Ariana, but I’m happy for them." This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Apparently, Cannon also expressed interest in officiating the wedding (side note: What is life! This is amazing! ): "I think they’re outstanding. They’re young people in love and you can’t knock that. It’s like The Notebook. I’m up for all weddings. I’ll officiate. I don’t know how long they’ll last if you let me do it, but I’m up for it." This content is imported from {embed-name}. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Mehera Bonner Contributor Mehera Bonner is a news writer who focuses on celebrities and royals. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>Photo : Getty In an interview with ET Canada—which is, in this writer’s opinion, the most essential iteration of ET—media renaissance man Nick Cannon revealed his part in the recent whirlwind romance between SNL star Pete Davidson and pop queen/nemesis of enunciation Ariana Grande. Advertisement “He called before he was going to do it, and I said, ‘Salud!’” the former Mr. Mariah Carey said. “He was really excited, so I was like, ‘I love it, man. Keep it going.’ Love is in the air!” Nick Cannon taking [partial] responsibility for someone else’s achievements would surprise me even if he had no connection with that person, but—shocker!—there is an actual relationship here! Cannon (who, like Grande, came of age on Nickelodeon) became a mentor of sorts to Davidson around five years ago, when the comedian appeared on his MTV show Wild ‘N Out. “A lot of people don’t know Pete Davidson is someone I introduced to entertainment,” Cannon said, sharing that Davidson called in to his radio show when he was 15 and told a joke that impressed him so much that Cannon took Davidson “on the road” with him. He added: “To see them together... and I’ve been one of those dudes with one of those fantasy, fantastic relationships where you just go off and get married, so I was like, ‘Do it.’ ... I’ve congratulated Pete. I haven’t spoken to Ariana, but I’m happy for them.” The noise you just heard was me moaning in ecstasy while reading that final sentence. It’s bliss.<doc-sep>
Another day, another addition to our Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson relationship timeline. After completely surprising fans with the announcement of their sudden engagement, Nick Cannon has revealed he found out Pete was going to pop the question a few days before he actually did. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the Wild 'n Out host said he called and gave close friend Pete his blessing. "He called before he was going to do it, and I said, 'Salud!'" Nick said. "He was really excited, so I was like, 'I love it, man. Keep it going.' Love is in the air!" (Love was definitely in the air at Disneyland where the two couldn't keep their hands off each other. . . on Space Mountain.) After getting engaged to Mariah Carey after a few weeks of dating in 2008, Nick has nothing but support for his friend's relationship. "To see them together. . . and I've been one of those dudes with one of those fantasy, fantastic relationships where you just go off and get married, so I was like, 'Do it,'" he said. "I've congratulated Pete. I haven't spoken to Ariana, but I'm happy for them . . . I think they're outstanding. They're young people in love and you can't knock that. It's like The Notebook. I'm up for all weddings. I'll officiate. I don't know how long they'll last if you let me do it, but I'm up for it." Well, there you have it! Ari and Pete, if you're in any rush whatsoever, Nick seems ready and willing to offer his services, and I'm definitely available to be the flower girl.