Grammys 2022: Doja Cat Almost Misses Her First Ever Win After Ill-Timed Toilet Break

"I have never taken such a fast p*** in my whole life.”
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SZA and Doja Cat on stage at the 2022 Grammys
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Doja Cat narrowly avoided disaster during this year’s Grammys, when she was late on stage to accept her first ever win due to an ill-timed bathroom break.

On Sunday night, it was announced that Doja and SZA had bagged the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance award for their hit Kiss Me More.

When the pair’s victory was revealed, SZA – who is currently on crutches – made it onto the stage with a bit of assistance from Lady Gaga, but it quickly became apparent that her collaborator was nowhere to be seen.

It then emerged that Doja had chosen an inopportune moment to nip to the loos, running onto the stage and telling the crowd: “I have never taken such a fast piss. In my whole life.”

At the end of her acceptance speech, a tearful Doja conceded that while she usually likes to “downplay shit”, she felt like her first win was a “big deal”.

The victory marked the first Grammy win for both Doja Cat and SZA, whose track Kiss Me More peaked at number three in the UK singles chart after its release last year.

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Doja had an emotional moment at the end of her speech
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Doja went into this year’s Grammys with eight nominations, including nods in the coveted Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year categories.

She was previously nominated for three awards at last year’s Grammys, but lost out to Megan Thee Stallion, Harry Styles and Billie Eilish.

Check out all the snaps you need to see from this year’s Grammys red carpet in the gallery below…

Grammys 2022: All The Red Carpet Snaps You Need To See
Olivia Rodrigo(01 of51)
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Doja Cat(02 of51)
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Lady Gaga(03 of51)
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Justin Bieber(04 of51)
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Lil Nas X(05 of51)
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Billie Eilish(06 of51)
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Megan Thee Stallion(07 of51)
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Dua Lipa(08 of51)
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Trevor Noah(09 of51)
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BTS(10 of51)
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Justin and Hailey Bieber(11 of51)
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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend(12 of51)
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H.E.R.(13 of51)
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Brandi Carlile(14 of51)
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Saweetie(15 of51)
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St Vincent(16 of51)
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Halsey(17 of51)
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Lenny Kravitz(18 of51)
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Finneas(19 of51)
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Chrissy Teigen(20 of51)
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Donatella Versace(21 of51)
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The Kid LAROI(22 of51)
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Billy Porter(23 of51)
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Carrie Underwood(24 of51)
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Cynthia Erivo(25 of51)
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Diplo(26 of51)
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Trinity K Bonet(27 of51)
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Kameron Michaels(28 of51)
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 03: Kameron Michaels attends the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for The Recording Academy ) (credit:Frazer Harrison via Getty Images)
Naomi Smalls(29 of51)
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Coco Montrese(30 of51)
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Derrick Barry(31 of51)
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Tayla Parx(32 of51)
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Ty Dolla $ign(33 of51)
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Japanese Breakfast(34 of51)
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Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker(35 of51)
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Jack Antonoff(36 of51)
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Sean Paul(37 of51)
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Elle King(38 of51)
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Maren Morris(39 of51)
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Tiësto(40 of51)
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Shaggy(41 of51)
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Laverne Cox(42 of51)
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Rachel Zegler(43 of51)
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Mickey Guyton(44 of51)
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Tinashe(45 of51)
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James Blake(46 of51)
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Addison Rae(47 of51)
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Tiffany Haddish(48 of51)
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Melody Thornton(49 of51)
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Paris Hilton(50 of51)
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Jo Koy and Chelsea Handler(51 of51)
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