“There’s definitely heaven on the other side of hell,” says Katy Perry. Her boyfriend Justin Trudeau gave a pep talk at the premiere of his new concert film “Lifetimes” at the Tribeca Festival.
Katy Perry says Justin Trudeau is ‘the love of my life’ at Tribeca
Katy Perry gushed about her partner Justin Trudeau at the Tribeca Film Festival, calling him the love of her life.
NEW YORK – In a room full of Katy cats, Justin Trudeau will always be Katy Perry’s biggest fan.
The former Canadian prime minister appeared with his megastar girlfriend on June 8 at the Tribeca Festival for the premiere of Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour – Live from Paris, a concert film documenting her latest world travels.
During the two-hour film, Trudeau nods along to Perry’s upbeat yet emotional “All the Love” and is seen casually dancing next to her while the crowd sings her chart-topping rendition of “Firework.”
At one point, there was a power outage in the middle of the song, and fans continued to sing “Crush”. As Perry stood to watch the audience’s impromptu performance, Trudeau appeared to look up at her, clap and laugh, and reach out to shake her hand.
At the end of the film, literally, when Perry took the stage for a Q&A, Trudeau smiled warmly and joined the audience, earning a standing ovation.
Perry, 41, and Trudeau, 54, were first rumored to be dating in July last year, about a month after she and actor Orlando Bloom called off their engagement after nine years. The Grammy nominee has a 5-year-old daughter, Daisy, with Bloom.
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On stage after the screening, Perry spoke about her relationship with Prime Minister Trudeau and her personal growth since the nine-month long Lifetimes tour.
“After 91 performances, I feel like I’m a more grounded person in many aspects of my life. I love you so much,” Perry said with a grin as he looked over at Trudeau as the crowd cheered. She was first spotted having dinner with politicians in Montreal last July while in Canada for her Lifetime tour.
“I met the love of my life, and that made me feel very safe,” the singer recalled. “I’m a bit like a rainbow kite. I fly very high…and sometimes I need to be anchored. So that anchoring is finally making me feel really complete now.”
She also alluded to her breakup with Bloom, saying that in her 40s she was better able to process difficult emotions and experiences.
“We’re all humans here,” Perry said. “Grief doesn’t discriminate. Pain doesn’t discriminate. Everyone is exposed to grief in their own way. Last year was probably one of the most difficult years of my life and I went through some really bad days. Some days were really, really hard, but I just kept moving forward because I made a promise to my fans. I made a promise to my daughter. I made a promise to myself and we got through it.”
“I walked through fire,” Perry continued. “And if you’re walking through hell, keep walking, because there’s definitely heaven on the other side of hell,” she said, turning back to Trudeau as the audience applauded.
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In the Q&A that followed, fans asked Perry about her upcoming festival setlist and her recent collaboration with rapper Chief Keef on the “Legendary Lovers” remix following their 2013 social media feud.
“I feel like something inside me has changed,” Perry said. “I feel like there’s a season for everything, a time for everything. At 41 years old, I’ve tried so many different things, and I’ve had so many privileges, and I’ve ticked so many boxes and goals. I mean, how do you climb Everest? You never have to climb it again. But you climb other mountains, too. Sometimes those mountains are just taking my daughter to school on her bike.”
Regarding his daughter, Perry revealed that he took Daisy on his first world tour.
“She tells me exactly what she thinks,” Perry said. “As moms and dads, we’re just modeling something for our kids. All we can hope for is for them to grow up to be better versions of themselves and themselves. So if I’m living my most authentic, empowering, smart, sexy life, she’ll have a model to emulate. And any parent can do that. Taking your kids to work is really worth it.”
