What they say
The Times
“What brought Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry together — logistically and spiritually — is unclear,” writes Polly Vernon. “We can but speculate wildly about where exactly their eyes first met, whether the attraction was immediate, who said what first to whom and who then made the first move? That their celebrity traverses milieux— the pop and the political — adds to their appeal, making the liaison seem more authentic in its lack of predictability. Or maybe we like it because it gives us hope that something hilarious and unlikely might yet knock us off our feet, too. But long-ish may it last! It’s such fantastically good, semi-clean fun. Potent and jolly and sexy and inconsequential. I am not sure we have ever needed such yachty gropey levity more.”
The i Paper
“Making fun of Perry’s strange pivots, dated musical output and head-in-the clouds activism is such low-hanging fruit that you might as well just not,” writes Kate Solomon. “So, Katy Perry: go on with your life, imagining that everyone is having the perfectly nice time that you are. Whatever. It’s your world, and you’re lucky to be living in it.”
The Daily Telegraph
“The world is now reeling — it’s the biggest global news today, anyone would agree — and attempting to make sense of things,” writes Guy Kelly. “But in a way, it does add up. Trudeau, who already had a penchant for wraparound sunglasses, folksy charm, mortifying fancy dress outfits and shark tooth necklaces, was always going to be one of the most aggressively divorced men of all time. Dating a celebrity, especially one beloved by his daughter and in the same industry as his R’n’B singer son, was entirely plausible. As for Perry’s own bingo card, the sky is the limit, as she would probably say. The random twists and turns of her career and personal life are whiplash-inducing.”
What we say
“Gather round folks, because Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau are the world’s weirdest new celebrity couple!” writes Maddy Mussen. “After rumours of their tryst circulated this summer, it has finally been confirmed that the 40-year-old pop star and the 53-year-old former prime minister of Canada are an item. The pair were caught in the most bougie of celeb soft launches: making out on a yacht off the coast of California. The paparazzi pictures show Trudeau cradling Perry as they embrace on the upper deck of her yacht, while another captures her with her arms wrapped around his neck. The pairing might seem speedy, but sources say she’s serious about the relationship: ‘I’d even say they’re enamoured. He’s actually a pretty good texter.’”
