Katy Perry and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have confirmed their relationship with their first public appearance together in Paris this weekend.
Details of a romance were rumoured all summer, then earlier this month (October 11), the Daily Mail published photographs of the pair embracing and kissing on the upper deck of a yacht. It reported was captured off the coast of Santa Barbara, California in late September.
Perry announced her split from Orlando Bloom in July, having been romantically linked to the Pirates Of The Caribbean actor since 2016. The pair never married but they share a daughter, Daisy Dove, who is five years old.
Now, over the weekend (as per TMZ), Perry and Trudeau were spotted out in Paris celebrating the musician’s 41st birthday with a date night.
It comes after Perry joked with a fan at her show in London recently that she was no longer single. During the performance, she noticed a fan’s sign that read, ‘Katy Perry, will you marry me?’
“You heard I was single? That’s interesting,” Perry said. “You know you really should have asked me about 48 hours ago” (as per Billboard).
Trudeau resigned as prime minister in March and stood down as an MP at the federal election the following month. He announced in 2023 that he and wife Sophie Grégoire had split after 18 years of marriage. “We remain a close family with deep love and respect for each other and for everything we have built and will continue to build,” he said at the time.
Last month, Perry reflected on her “rollercoaster year” and said she was done “forcing” her career. “Whatever comes next, I’m letting it unfold naturally,” she said. “No forcing, no controlling – just trusting the angels, the fans, and the music to guide me where I’m meant to go. Please know this: my love for you is unconditional, and I couldn’t do any of this without you.”
She released her seventh album ‘143’ in September, which NME awarded two stars and described as “a serviceable but slightly dull collection on which Perry struggles to relocate her old sense of fun”.
Controversies surrounding the album included her choice to work with Dr. Luke despite the abuse and assault allegations against him, and the supposed male gaze-centric nature of her single ‘Woman’s World’.
She was also criticised for being part of a controversial space flight mission in April, where she was a member of the first all-female space flight in history.
When Perry headed out on tour, fans were divided again, as she faced multiple occasions where props malfunctioned, experienced a fan fainting on stage, and faced harsh criticism from some online over the choreography involved. Despite this, the tour grossed more than $80million (£59million) in sales.