Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau were photographed kissing and embracing on a yacht off the coast of Santa Barbara over the weekend, providing the first on-the-record visual confirmation of a relationship that had been rumored since midsummer but never acknowledged by either party. Images published by multiple entertainment outlets on Sunday show the pop star and Canada’s former prime minister in swimwear on the deck of Perry’s boat, leaning into close conversation and sharing several kisses as they idled near other vessels, including a public whale-watching boat, in bright afternoon sun. Representatives for both declined to comment when asked, but the photographs—shot at close range and captured from multiple angles—left little room for ambiguity about the nature of their interaction.
The sighting took place roughly three months after the pair were first linked publicly by reports that they had been seen dining in Montreal and walking a dog together in the city while Perry was in Canada. At the time, the idea of a romance between a chart-topping American singer and a center-left politician still navigating his post-leadership profile generated an immediate spike of online commentary and speculative items, but no definitive proof that it had moved beyond a friendly connection. Sunday’s images shift that narrative, placing the two together in an unmistakably intimate context far from political stages and arena tours.
Eyewitness accounts carried by outlets that ran the yacht photographs described an unguarded mood. One boater quoted by a tabloid-sourced roundup said the singer “pulled up her boat next to a small public whale-watching boat, then they started making out,” a description consistent with the camera angles that show the couple within view of other passengers on the water. The pictures, credited variously to photo agencies and tabloids that secured first publication rights, circulated worldwide within hours, with U.S., Canadian and international entertainment desks echoing the central facts: the location off Santa Barbara, the name of Perry’s boat, Caravelle, and the sequence of shots capturing kisses, hugs and laughter.
Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau were spotted together last month on KP’s US$4 million yacht in Santa Barbara. pic.twitter.com/903DzXNaEj — Katy Perry Info (@KPPlayInfo) October 12, 2025