Pete Davidson makes rare comments about ex Kim Kardashian

Pete Davidson has opened up about Kim Kardashian in a rare comment about his ex.

The pair dated shortly after Kardashian separated from her husband Kanye West, now known as Ye, and Davidson has now opened up about Kardashian's burgeoning acting career.

She's already no stranger to TV having appeared on Keeping Up With the Kardashians, but it's one thing being yourself in a reality show and another to take on a role in a drama or comedy.

Kardashian has began to make her first inroads into acting though, including an appearance in American Horror Story and All's Fair.

So far, her performances have had a decidedly lukewarm reception from critics and audiences, including The Guardian describing All's Fair as 'fascinatingly, incomprehensibly, existentially terrible' and giving it a rare zero stars.

But despite the reviews, Davidson has taken a different view of Kardashian's acting chops in his recent comments.

Davidson praised Kardashian's acting skills (Gonzalo Marroquin/Getty Images for Netflix)

Davidson had been appearing in the latest episode of the Netflix show The Pete Davidson Show, where he was interviewing Nikki Glaser, who is appearing with Kardashian in The Fifth Wheel.

Speaking about Kardashian, Davidson asked: "Isn't it crazy Kim's good at acting? I remember when we were dating, one day she was just like, 'I think I'm gonna be an actress.'

"And I was just like, 'F--k yeah!' And then [she's] just good at it and I'm like, 'Get the f--k out of here.' She's so good at acting."

Glaser also spoke about how her costar responds to criticism, saying: "Anything she wants to do, she will do it, especially if people are like, 'You can't do this'."

She added: "And for her to go into acting with all the public perception of her anyway, she knew… everyone's gonna look for her to fail."

And acting is not the only thing that Kardashian is pushing at the moment either, as she has also been studying to pass the bar exam in California.

Kardashian is starting to take on acting roles (Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images)

This has even led to some unexpected attention on Kardashian, who also works to push for reform to the US criminal justice system.

Among those whose attention has been caught by the star's efforts to pass the bar exam is Mackenzie Shirilla, who was handed two sentences of 15 years to life for the murder of her boyfriend and his friend.

In a conversation with her mum, Shirilla appeared to express hope that Kardashian would take on her cause.

However, a statement shared with TMZ by a source close to Kardashian appeared to put paid to that hope.