Katy Perry and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were photographed holdingโ hands in โฃParis this week, โคsparking further confirmation of โขtheir burgeoningโฃ romance as perryโ celebrated her 39th birthday. The images, surfacing shortly after โฃreports โฃindicated the pair are keeping their relationship “low-key,” offerโ the first visual evidence ofโข physical affection between the pop โstar and โthe world leader.
Theโค developing โฃrelationship between Perry and trudeau arrives โฃas both navigate distinct public and personal chapters.Perry recently concluded the North American leg of โคher “Witness” tour andโ has been increasinglyโ focused on her music career and business ventures. โฃTrudeau, while continuing his duties โคas Prime Minister, has โคfaced political headwinds domestically.Their connection,โค initiallyโ reported in July following a dinner in Montreal,โ suggests a potential new dynamic forโข both figures.
Sources initially told Us Weekly that Perry “is really into it. She’s vrey happy,” and actively seeking to maintain privacy aroundโ the connection. “She’s trying to keep it low-key, and โthey’ve spent aโฃ lot of private โคtime together. She’s not looking to publicize this relationship.”
An insider added to the publication thatโฃ friends of theโ couple believe they are a good match. “Their โfriendsโ thinkโฃ they โare a good match, but he hasn’t met aโฃ lot of her friends yet,” theโฃ source said.
Reports from People in mid-October revealed Trudeau “has been pursuing her as [their Montreal date],” even traveling to California during Perry’s tour break. According to the โsource, “[He has] been pursuing โher since [their Montreal date]. He evenโค flew to โcaliforniaโ to see her during a tour break. โThey have an easy connection. She finds him attractive. He’s been very respectful.”
Another โขsource indicated Perry wasn’t initially seeking โa relationshipโฃ when they โfirst connected. “when she first hung out with โฃjustin, she wasn’t lookingโค to date, but they โstayed in touch.They have many shared interests andโ a lot to talk about, butโค Katy was โฃnavigating tooโ many things to evenโฃ think about dating then.”