Katy Perry calls Justin Trudeau ‘love of my life’ at Tribeca

Katy Perry called Justin Trudeau the “love of my life” Monday night as the couple made their first joint red carpet appearance at the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, marking a major milestone nearly one year into their relationship.

The former Canadian prime minister, 54, supported the pop star, 41, at the premiere of her concert film “Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour — Live from Paris” at the OKX Theater. Perry arrived in a vintage Lanvin gown from the French fashion house’s Spring/Summer 1987 collection, a Greek-inspired sheath dress featuring elegant draping and rosette details at the neckline and waist. Mr. Trudeau wore a classic black suit with a white shirt. 

During a Q&A session following the screening, Ms. Perry told the crowd, “I am very in love,” adding of the Paris performances captured in the film, “Actually, that show was after I met the love of my life, and so I felt very anchored by that.” 

She elaborated on what Mr. Trudeau means to her: “I’m a little bit like a rainbow kite. I fly super high and, you know, touch the veil, cosmos, and sometimes I need to be anchored. So to have that anchor finally makes me feel really whole now.”

Ms. Perry also reflected on a turbulent year. She said her “inner butterfly” had guided her to Mr. Trudeau, saying: “I think that, yes, I did follow the butterfly, and I never knew really what the butterfly meant to me. But it was a metamorphosis, and it still continues to be a metamorphosis, and I would give that advice to everyone to follow the inner butterfly inside of them.” 

Speaking about the broader arc of 2025, Ms. Perry said the year brought both highs and lows — including her split from actor Orlando Bloom after nearly a decade together.

“Last year was probably one of the hardest years of my life, and I went through a f—- ton,” she said, per E! News. “And there were days that were really, really, really hard, and I just kept going because I made a promise to my fans, I made a promise to my daughter, I made a promise to myself. And I got through it. I walked through the fire because everybody has to walk through their own fire. And if you’re walking through hell, you keep going, because on the other side of hell is definitely heaven.”

At one point on the red carpet, the couple leaned in and touched foreheads while laughing, and Mr. Trudeau stayed close by Ms. Perry’s side as she greeted fans and signed autographs. 

Mr. Trudeau, for his part, was characteristically self-deprecating about the concert film itself. He told reporters, per Us Weekly, “I saw the [tour] three times, but I wasn’t really paying attention to anything but Katy,” adding with a laugh about the film: “So, I’m looking forward to seeing the show for the first time!” 

Romance rumors between the pair first surfaced in July 2025, when the two were spotted dining together in Montreal just days before Mr. Trudeau attended a stop on Ms. Perry’s Lifetimes Tour in the city. They made their first public appearance as a couple in October 2025, walking hand-in-hand out of the Crazy Horse Paris cabaret in celebration of Ms. Perry’s 41st birthday. 

Ms. Perry also spoke about the concert film itself, telling People that the energy on the Lifetimes tour was “incredible” and that she made the documentary “for my fans, because they are the ones that have helped me along for all these years, over 18 years, and it’s just such a fun thing to encapsulate.”