- Elon Musk hosted "Saturday Night Live" on May 8, with his girlfriend Grimes making a surprise cameo.
- Grimes cameoed as Princess Peach in a Super Mario-themed sketch.
- Grimes has said that says after her cameo, she was hospitalized with a "scary" panic attack.
Grimes has opened up about being hospitalized with a "scary" panic attack after she appeared on boyfriend Elon Musk's hosting of "Saturday Night Live" last week.
On Tuesday, Grimes posted a photo of her and Miley Cyrus backstage at "SNL" to her Instagram. Grimes is dressed as Princess Peach, the character she cameoed as during a Super Mario-themed sketch.
Alongside the photo, Grimes wrote: "Forgot to post these cuz I somehow caused myself to have a panic attack and went to the hospital yesterday which tbh was quite scary and I suppose it's a good time to start therapy.
Grimes continued: "But nonetheless - wowwwww @mileycyrus is good live and so chill! So grateful to the SNL team for being so kind and letting me sneak in as princess peach snd so proud of my beautiful E (which I know will upset the grimes fans so I apologize in advance) but he killed it."
One of the biggest surprises of Musk's "SNL" show was Grimes' cameo.
In the skit, Musk played the Nintendo character Wario and cast member Mikey Day played his lawyer, who was trying to prove that Wario didn't murder his arch-enemy, Mario. Grimes featured as Princess Peach, Mario's wife.
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While it is unclear whether Grimes' panic attack and subsequent hospitalization were directly related to her "SNL" appearance, the incident did come on Monday, two days after the show. Grimes did not specify exactly how long she remained there, however.
The decision to hire Musk as the guest host of "SNL" was a controversial one, with several cast members reportedly unhappy with his hiring. However, Pete Davidson defended Musk as "SNL" host and the 49-year-old Tesla CEO went ahead with the show.
During his show, Musk revealed that he has Asperger's. "I'm actually making history tonight as the first person with Asperger's to host 'SNL,'" Musk said in his opening monologue, although it was pointed out that Dan Ackroyd, who hosted "SNL" back in 2003, also has Asperger's.
Musk also joked about his son's name, X AE A-Xii, saying it was pronounced "cat running across the keyboard."
Grimes and Musk have been a couple since 2018 when they made their first public appearance together at the Met Gala. In May last year, the couple welcomed their son X AE A-Xii, who recently celebrated his first birthday.