Every year, the world gifts us at least one extremely confusing and unexpected celebrity relationship (still recovering from Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet), and this year that honor goes to Katy “Space!!!!” Perry and former Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau. The burgeoning maybe-couple were pap’d having dinner, then they were spotted having another dinner, then a source came through with more intel than we were emotionally prepared for, and now we need a timeline to sort it all out.
August 3, 2023
Justin and his wife, Sophie, announce their separation after 18 years of marriage. “Hi everyone, Sophie and I would like to share the fact that after many meaningful and difficult conversations, we have made the decision to separate,” Justin wrote in a since-deleted Instagram post. “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.”
~flash forward two years~
July 3, 2025
After weeeeeeks of rumors, Katy and Orlando confirm their relationship is over, giving a statement to Us Weekly. Ahem:
“Orlando and Katy have been shifting their relationship over the past many months to focus on coparenting. 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.”
An Unknown Time/Place
Justin and Katy meet at “an event,” per The Sun.
July 28, 2025
Katy and Justin are spotted on a dinner date in Canada. TMZ publishes the news (and photos) one day later on July 29, noting that they had cocktails and lobster at “a swanky restaurant in Montreal.”
July 29, 2025
TMZ drops more pics of Justin and Katy, only this time they’re in different outfits? Which seems to indicate that they actually went out twice? Either that or they changed on the same date night.
Also on July 29, 2025
The Sun manages to get ahold of not one, but two of “Trudeau’s close associates” who are more than happy to spill. Things we learned, in list form:
- “He likes her personality, and they are two people who really enjoy chatting about different topics.”
- “They click very well so far.”
- “They are going to see each other again very soon.”
- “Whatever happens, happens.”
- “He is feeling that talking to her and getting to know her is very refreshing, like a breath of fresh air in his life.”
- “He was happy to connect with her so well.”
- “She appreciates him being a normal, respectful person who was very understanding of her recent separation with Orlando Bloom.”
- “He isn’t the kind of guy that would rush things, and she seems to enjoy that a lot.”
- “He took her on a date, and he was very, very excited to do so.”
- He “kept talking about it in the last few days.”
- “He feels like a young adult again.”
- “He is very excited about the process so far.”
- “He really enjoys to get to know her [sic] and to talk about many, many topics with her.”
- “Justin wants to keep getting to know her and see how it goes.”
- “He is not scared of her being a superstar, and the extra attention that brings.”
- “He is ready to start another serious relationship.”
It’s a lot to process so I’ll give you a moment.
Oh, and also please be advised that “Justin isn’t a guy who is easy to ‘catch’ and he has been having a lot of women trying to date him since he separated from his wife.”
July 30, 2025
Justin is spotted watching Katy perform and sings along to “Firework.”
July 31, 2025
An insider says Katy’s friends are worried about her dating Justin:
“Katy’s friends want her to have fun after her split from Orlando, but she’s still very much grieving the end of their relationship and the fact that she never made it down the aisle,” the source tells The Sun. “They don’t want her to rush into something serious, and have heard Justin has a bit of a reputation as a womanizer, and that he loves the fame game. It is still a very new flirty friendship, but friends are hoping she takes it slow with the next person and chooses a man who loves her for her.”
Noted! We’ll keep you updated.
