Doja Cat says she was 'super ill' while wearing her viral red Swarovski crystal suit at Paris Fashion Week: 'My stomach felt like there was a blade in it'

• Doja Cat said she was "super ill" while wearing her viral red Swarovski crystal suit at Paris Fashion Week.
• She told L'Officiel that she was suffering from gastroenteritis, a common condition that causes diarrhea and vomiting.

Doja Cat has revealed that she was "super ill" while wearing her viral red Swarovski crystal suit at Paris Fashion Week.

The "Woman" rapper covered her body in 30,000 crimson Swarovski crystals as she attended Schiaparelli's Paris Fashion Week show in January.

The makeup artist behind the look, Pat McGrath, said on Instagram that the entire process took nearly five hours to complete.

In an interview with L'Officiel, published Thursday, Doja said that she was suffering from gastroenteritis, a common condition that causes diarrhea and vomiting, at the time.

"I'm sitting there, and I feel the twirling of a knife," she explained. "The whole crew was so sweet. The whole glam team was so understanding and so sensitive and kind. It was great and very professional."

The 27-year-old star added that she tried to "make light of the situation" but her condition "only got worse" as the day went on.

"My stomach felt like there was a blade in it, and it was just spinning 100 miles per hour," she said. "I never felt pain worse than that — and on one of the most important days of my life! So it was full of emotions and just crazy feelings."

Asked if it was worth going through the pain, Doja said: "Definitely. I'm very, very proud of it."

Doja Cat is currently gearing up for her fourth studio album, "Hellmouth."

The rapper and singer's previous album, "Planet Her," was released in 2021 and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Billboard's R&B/hip-hop albums chart.

Speaking to Variety in February about "Hellmouth," Doja explained that she has been experimenting with a punk sound.

"I know that I've done a lot of pink and soft things, a lot of pop and glittery sounds," Doja said. "But for this next era, I'm going in a more masculine direction."

"I feel like we have enough pop-punk artists right now. And if there needs to be more, then let there be more, but I don't think I'm the one to do it," she added. "I want to explore more of a raw, unfiltered, hardcore punk sort of thing."