Katy Perry Describes Justin Trudeau as ‘the Love of My Life’
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Katy Perry has spoken publicly about her split from Orlando Bloom and her subsequent relationship with former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, telling People that meeting him during her Lifetimes Tour was "the greatest gift" of a difficult year. She said the tour, which faced scepticism from critics, helped her reconnect with her sense of purpose, and described Trudeau, who has attended several of her shows, as supportive and "super healing" to be around.
Perry and Bloom announced their split last July while she was in Australia partway through the tour, which ultimately spanned 91 dates across 23 countries and five continents. She was first seen with Trudeau later that same month, and said she had written a list of things she wanted to manifest, including "true love", framing the end of her nine-year relationship with Bloom as a necessary lesson. Her comments accompanied the cinema release of her concert film, The Lifetimes Tour – Live From Paris, which documents two Paris shows filmed with 60 cameras and marks her first full tour in seven years.
- Katy Perry calls Justin Trudeau "the love of my life" in new interview
- Split from Orlando Bloom came mid-tour last July; Trudeau appeared soon after
- Comments accompany release of her Lifetimes Tour concert film
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Katy Perry is a US pop singer known for hits like "Firework" and "Roar", and until last year was in a long-term relationship with the actor Orlando Bloom, with whom she has a young daughter. She has been touring internationally on her Lifetimes Tour, a large-scale run of shows across many countries. Justin Trudeau served as Canada's prime minister for nearly a decade before stepping down from the role, and has since been seen attending several of Perry's concerts.
Perry and Bloom announced they were ending their relationship while she was partway through the tour, and she was later spotted with Trudeau in public for the first time. The pairing of a global pop star and a former head of government drew significant public and media attention, given both figures' high profiles. Perry has since spoken publicly about how the tour and the people she met during it affected her personally.
The wider context is the release of a concert film documenting two of her tour performances in Paris, which has prompted her to give further interviews reflecting on the past year, including her separation from Bloom and her new relationship.
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