Katy Perry’s romance with Justin Trudeau is ‘genuine’ but could be a poor decision for her career because he is so ‘polarising’.
The Daily Mail revealed the unlikely relationship with pictures showing the new couple kissing and cuddling on the deck of her 24-meter yacht, the Caravelle, off the coast of Santa Barbara, California.
And on Monday night Katy, hours after a brutal dig from Trudeau’s ex-wife, said she used to go for British men but ‘not anymore’ in tacit confirmation that she and Canada’s former prime minister are lovers.
‘No one saw this coming but I think it’s genuine’, a source said of the new A-list couple, adding: ‘But she isn’t the best judge of character, from an optics point of view’.
The Daily Mail’s insider, who has links to both camps, warned that while her new man is making her happy it could be the wrong move for her career.
In the past year, following a stellar career that began with global hit ‘I Kissed a Girl’ in 2008, she has suffered disappointing ticket sales for her ongoing Lifetimes Tour. Katy’s decision to take part in Blue Origin’s all-female space flight in April 2025, was also written off by many as a ‘tone deaf’ and expensive PR stunt.
Her shows at the 02 in London were not sold out and there were spaces in every area of the arena for her gig on Tuesday. At some venues during the US leg of the tour earlier this year up to 70% of seats remained unsold.
Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau in a clinch while on her yacht off the coast of California
Katy Perry broke her silence on her romance with Justin Trudeau as she made a cheeky onstage comment during her London concert at The O2 Arena on Monday
The Mail’s source said: ‘She has received negative publicity in the past year from her album and association with Dr Luke’.
The writer and producer was sued by US singer Kesha who accused him of drugging and raping her. He’s counter-sued and called the allegations ‘completely untrue and deeply hurtful.’ They settled out of court in 2023.
Justin Trudeau stepped down as Canada’s PM in January this year having been the longest serving leader in the G7.
But his handling of the pandemic and Donald Trump, a series of ethics scandals as well as liberal policies on benefits and gender meant his days were numbered after nine years in power.
When he finally quit his disapproval rating amongst voters had reached almost 75 per cent.
‘Justin has become a polarising character and his popularity has diminished a lot’, the Mail’s insider said.
‘Katy is wowing fans around the world with her show and is beginning to win back public favour – but her association with Justin is taking away from her positive pr and she’s up again being negatively spoken about’.
Justin split from his wife Sophie in August 2023 after 18 years of marriage. They have two sons, Xavier, 18, and Hadrien, 11, and a daughter, Ella-Grace, 16.
Katy, who has a five-year-old daughter, Daisy Dove Bloom, split from Pirates of the Caribbean star Orlando Bloom earlier this year.
She was previously married to comedian Russell Brand from 2010 until 2012.
The singer broke her silence on her romance with Justin Trudeau as she made a cheeky onstage comment during her London concert at The O2 Arena last night.
The Daily Mail revealed how she was seen kissing and cuddling Justin on her 24-meter yacht, the Caravelle, off the coast of Santa Barbara, California
Last night on stage in front of thousands of fans
Speaking on stage Katy, 40, said: ‘London, England, you’re like this on a Monday night after a whole day at work and a whole day at school?
‘No wonder I fall for Englishmen all the time… but not anymore.’
The singer also received a surprise marriage proposal from a fan during the show but had to turn it down.
She laughed: ‘I wish you’d asked me 48 hours ago.’
The pop star, who over the weekend was seen kissing Justin on her 24-meter yacht, in California, took to the stage on her Lifetimes world tour when she addressed the crowd
Katy and hunky former Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, 53, kicked off speculation about a budding romance in July when they were spotted having an intimate dinner at Le Violon restaurant in Montreal, just weeks after she announced her split from fiancé Orlando Bloom, 48.
All fell silent… at least until this weekend when exclusive pictures obtained by the Daily Mail showed the couple kissing and cuddling aboard Katy’s yacht.
A witness who took the snaps last month, said: ‘She pulled up her boat next to a small public whale-watching boat, then they started making out. I didn’t realize who she was with until I saw the tattoo on the guy’s arm and I immediately realized it was Justin Trudeau.’
Following the steamy moment, Justin’s ex-wife Sophie shared a mysterious message about ‘letting go’ of love in a new social media post.
Television host Sophie, 50, spoke about the art of not holding on to love in a new Instagram post uploaded on Monday.
‘Sometimes we forget that nothing we love is ever meant to be kept,’ she said.
‘The people, the places, even the moments that once felt infinite, right?
‘Time asks us not to cling to them, but yet we do. I do because to hold on feels safer than to let go.’
Following the steamy moment, Justin’s ex-wife Sophie has shared a mysterious message about ‘letting go’ of love in a new social media post; pictured Justin and Sophie in 2023
Katy, who has a five-year-old daughter, Daisy Dove Bloom, split from Pirates of the Caribbean star Orlando Bloom earlier this year
Sophie continued: ‘But, love was never about possession, it was always about presence. The present moment and when we release what we cannot keep, we make space for the truth of connection, intimacy, the memory, for the lesson.
‘A single smile can echo across a lifetime, grief also lives there. I lost my dad in the past year, and I feel that with grief also comes grace.
‘So maybe, love’s deepest teaching is this: to stand open hearted in the face of impermanence. We honor what has been and to trust that letting go is also a form of keeping inside us where no loss can erase it in a way.’
