The rumors began on July 28, when TMZ revealed that Perry and Trudeau had dined together at the exclusive Le Violon restaurant in Montréal, where Perry had traveled for a leg of her Lifetimes tour. The people who spotted them didn’t disclose any “compromising” gestures made during the meal. Now, however, we have proof of affection between the pair. (A rep for Perry did not immediately return Vanity Fair’s request for comment and Trudeau could not be reached.)
Both Perry and Trudeau have reportedly been single for months now. Her relationship with Orlando Bloom officially ended in early July, when the couple—who have been linked for nearly 10 years and share a five-year-old daughter, Daisy Dove—issued a joint statement confirming their breakup after months of gossip.
“Due to the abundance of recent interest and conversation surrounding Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry’s relationship, we confirm that Orlando and Katy have been shifting their relationship over the past many months to focus on coparenting,” ihe statement read. “They will continue to be seen together as a family, as their shared priority is—and always will be—raising their daughter with love, stability and mutual respect.”
A few days later, Bloom shared photos of a family vacation on his Instagram account. Perry was there, looking serene as she and Bloom posed with Daisy and Flynn, Bloom’s 14-year-old son from his previous marriage to Miranda Kerr.
It’s apparently an amicable separation, just like the one between Trudeau and his ex-wife Sophie Grégoire. They announced their separation in August 2023, after eighteen years of marriage. (The couple also share three children, Xavier, 17, Ella-Grace, 16, and Hadrien, 11.) “Hi everyone, Sophie and I would like to share the fact that after many meaningful and difficult conversation, we have made the decision to separate,” Trudeau, then-Prime Minister of Canada, wrote on Instagram. Grégoire posted the same message to her account simultaneously. “As always, we remain a close family with deep love and respect for each other and for everything we have built and will continue to build,” it continued. “For the well-being of our children, we ask that you respect our and their privacy. Thank you.”
At the moment, it’s unclear how the relationship between Perry and Trudeau blossomed. But judging by the latest developments, these two do not seem interested in hiding it anymore. As the Daily Mail pointed, the singer and the Canadian politician indulged in tender gestures on the upper deck of a 24-meter-long yacht, “seemingly oblivious to the tourists on a passing whale-watching boat.”
Earlier this month, an insider told the tabloid that this is not a passing flirtation. “Katy is very, very interested in him,” the insider said. “She says he’s a real catch, a high-quality guy. She keeps a lot of details to herself, but she clearly still likes him a lot.”
Originally published in Vanity Fair Italy.
