We thought we had seen it all when Elon Musk and Grimes announced their relationship, but pop continues to give unexpected romances. Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau, the former prime minister of Canada, were seen eating together in Montreal in July, and Trudeau later attended the Lifetimes Tour in Canada. Now, the American portal TMZ has obtained some photos of both of them hugging on a yacht in Californian waters, so it seems that their relationship continues and is even strengthened. In our forums Katy already arouses unhealthy envy: “Daughter of a bitch… I’m burning her records,” says one user.
Perry, recently separated from Orlando Bloom, and Trudeau, who divorced Sophie Grégoire in 2023, make an unexpected couple. The combination of politicians and pop stars is not new, as Marilyn Monroe or Carla Bruni know, but no one would have imagined that these two would have each other on their radar.
Perhaps they are united by their bittersweet experience in public life. They both know what it means to be adored by the public and then disowned. Perry went from being one of pop’s biggest stars to being mocked for her vision of feminism and for the failed marketing of her trip to space, when she said things like she was going to put the “ass” in “astronaut.” Trudeau, for his part, was a very popular politician, but old photos in which he appeared in blackface damaged his reputation.
Perry is often criticized for living disconnected from reality, but her interest in politics relatively contradicts that idea. He was one of the public figures who most visibly supported Hilary Clinton and Kamala Harris. And while he received criticism for voting for Rick Caruso, a former Republican, in a past election, his ideals are probably more aligned with the progressivism that Trudeau represents, especially when it comes to his ideas on the environment and LGBTQ+ rights, which are relevant to much of his followers.
Trudeau, for his part, has accumulated various scandals during his decade of presidency. So he and Perry have a lot to talk about, for example, how comfortable we live in a “bubble, bubble”, so much so that we can’t see the “trouble, trouble.” Or maybe they have a lot to leave behind as they start over together.
