Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau’s relationship did not start with a red carpet. It started with a low-key Montreal evening that was documented by onlookers and later confirmed by the restaurant involved. From there, the story moved in a familiar modern arc: public sightings, a concert appearance that fueled speculation, and then social media posts that made the relationship harder to deny.
Neither Perry nor Trudeau has given a traditional sit-down interview, “confirming” the romance. Still, the timeline has become clearer through primary reporting, photos, and their own posts. Here is what is actually on the record so far, from the Montreal dates that kicked everything off to the moments that effectively made it public.
July 28, 2025: Dinner in Montreal sparks the first wave of rumors
Perry and Trudeau were first linked after they were spotted together in Montreal, including dinner at Le Violon. The outing drew immediate attention once footage and photos circulated online.
The dinner itself was not just “internet chatter.” The Associated Press reported that a communications consultant for Le Violon confirmed the two spent about two hours at the restaurant, giving the first sighting a solid, verified backbone.
July 30, 2025: Trudeau shows up at Perry’s Montreal concert
Two days after the Montreal dinner, Trudeau was spotted in the crowd at Perry’s Lifetimes Tour stop at Montreal’s Bell Centre. People reported the date and location, framing it as a direct follow on to the earlier outing.
Videos from the night added fuel. Billboard noted that clips showed Trudeau singing along during “Firework,” which pushed the story from “they had dinner” to “he is publicly supporting her.”
August 2025: The background context (both recently single)
Part of why the Montreal story hit so loudly is timing. Perry had recently ended her engagement to Orlando Bloom, while Trudeau had already announced his separation from Sophie Grégoire Trudeau in 2023.
People summarized Trudeau and Grégoire’s separation timeline and noted the public announcement date in August 2023.
People also reported the Montreal dinner as coming shortly after Perry’s split with Bloom became public.
September 2025: Photos escalate the narrative beyond “just friends”
After a quieter stretch, photos later published in September shifted the tone. People reported that Perry and Trudeau were photographed together on a yacht off the coast of Santa Barbara, which intensified the romance narrative substantially.
This is one of the key inflection points in the timeline: dinner and a concert appearance can be explained away. PDA photos are harder to spin.
October 25, 2025: First clear public “couple” appearance in Paris
By late October, the relationship moved from rumor to public behavior. People reported that Perry and Trudeau attended a show for her birthday and were photographed leaving together while holding hands.
That outing is widely treated as their first true public appearance as a couple because it is not just proximity. It is a couple of coded body language cues in a highly public setting.
December 2025: Instagram in Japan makes it feel official
The biggest shift came in December, when Perry posted a Japan carousel that included Trudeau, with coverage describing it as the moment the relationship went Instagram official. The Guardian reported that the post included a cheek-to-cheek selfie and a sushi video, and noted Trudeau also posted about meeting Japan’s former prime minister Fumio Kishida with Perry.
Global News similarly pointed to December 2025 as the month the relationship went public on Instagram, describing the Japan content as the confirmation after months of speculation.
January 7 to 8, 2026: The “Holidaze” photo dump doubles down
In early January, Perry shared another Instagram carousel from the holiday season, captioned “Holidaze,” featuring multiple images of Trudeau. Global News reported the post included a photo of Trudeau swimming and another of Perry embracing him on the cheek, alongside family moments with her daughter and Bloom.
Elle also covered the holiday carousel and highlighted that it included a romantic photo, interpreting it as a clear signal that the romance was ongoing and not just a one-off rumor cycle.
Where things stand now
Based on verified reporting and their own social posts, the arc is straightforward: a confirmed Montreal dinner, a concert appearance shortly after, increasingly intimate sightings and photos through the fall, then social media moments in Japan and during the holidays that made the relationship publicly legible.
One important detail that often gets missed: Trudeau is now a former prime minister, with the Guardian noting he served from 2015 to 2025 and later announced his resignation in 2025.
