Former prime minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. pop star Katy Perry have all but confirmed months of dating rumours after they were pictured holding hands leaving a cabaret show in Paris over the weekend.
But how did we get here? Here’s a timeline of the budding romance that has taken social media by storm since this summer.
The separations
Aug. 2, 2023: Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire announced their separation after 18 years of marriage. In statements posted to Instagram, they said the decision came after “many meaningful and difficult conversations.”
The former couple shares three children. Trudeau became the second prime minister to announce a separation while still in office. His father, Pierre, separated from his wife Margaret in 1977.
July 3, 2025: Almost two years later, Perry and longtime partner Orlando Bloom officially confirmed that they broke up after nine years together.
This was after months of speculation and years of on-and-off romance that saw Bloom propose back on Valentine’s Day in 2019. The former couple have one daughter together.
Spotted in Montreal
July 28, 2025: Trudeau and Perry were captured by TMZ sharing a dinner at Le Violin in Montreal. This was in the middle of Perry completing her “Lifetimes Tour” through seven Canadian cities in the summer.
Hours before the two were spotted having dinner, TMZ also reported that they shared a walk by Montreal’s Mount Royal Park. They ended the evening at the Taverne Atlantic with some drinks.
July 30, 2025: Two days later, concertgoers spotted Trudeau at Perry’s show. In videos he could be seen singling along to her songs like “Firework” and “Teenage Dream.”
Off the coast
Oct. 11, 2025: After almost two months of silence regarding the rumours surrounding Trudeau and Perry’s romance, images of the two kissing on a yacht in California went viral.
The pictures, published by the Daily Mail, were taken by a tourist that passed by Perry’s 24-metre yacht off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif. Sources reportedly told the publication that Perry and Trudeau were “making out.”
Oct. 13, 2025: Days after those photos of Trudeau and Perry hit social media, his ex-wife Sophie Grégoire posted a cryptic video about “love” on Instagram.
“To hold on feels safer than to let go,” she said in the video. “Love was never about possession, it was about presence.”
Making it official?
Oct. 25, 2025: Trudeau and Perry made their first public appearance as a couple in France.
The two were celebrating Perry’s 41st birthday and were filmed by paparazzi holding hands while exiting a cabaret show at the Crazy Horse Paris, according to TMZ.
Neither Trudeau or Perry have publicly commented or confirmed the relationship.
A fan gave Perry a red rose while walking out as she was sung “Happy Birthday” as they both were snapped by photographers entering a vehicle.
