Katy Perry says she is in a much better place after finding love with former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Speaking on the Unfamous podcast, the 41-year-old grew emotional as she described how the relationship has had a profound impact on her life.
“I have love in my life now that’s transformed me,” she said.
She added, “You think that when The Beatles say ‘all you need is love’ it’s a cliché, but clichés are clichés for a reason.”
Perry also shared that therapy and transcendental meditation have helped her recover from what she called a difficult year, marked by disappointing music releases and the end of her nine-year relationship with Orlando Bloom.
After a turbulent 2025, Perry now appears to be turning the page, with her relationship with Trudeau signaling a brighter new chapter.
Katy Perry revealed that she’s been ‘transformed’ by Justin Trudeau’s love
Perry also said that therapy and meditation has also helped her following her ‘tough year’, which saw her music flop and her nine-year relationship to Orlando Bloom come to an end
Unafraid to flaunt their romance in public, the couple were seen kissing during a picnic date in Santa Barbara, California, on Saturday.
The Roar hitmaker had the former politician in her clutches as they nuzzled noses and shared a tender smooch.
Earlier in the day, they picked up lunch in Perry’s vintage Moke before heading to a picturesque park to relax and unwind on a checkered blanket.
It comes just days after the pop star hailed Trudeau as the ‘love of my life’.
Perry – who was previously married to Russell Brand and ended her long-term relationship with Bloom in June of last year – made her red carpet debut with Trudeau at the New York City premiere of the Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour concert film on June 8.
And she couldn’t help but gush over their romance and the stability Trudeau has brought to her life.
‘I am very in love. Actually, that show was after I met the love of my life, and so I felt very anchored by that,’ Perry told People.
‘Because I’m a little bit like a rainbow kite. I fly super high and like, 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.’
The pop star has already hailed Trudeau as the ‘love of my life’
The star couldn’t be happier with the way her life is now.
‘Every day is a fantastic journey, and every day is a chance to evolve, and to be a better person and do the right thing and to be a model for your community, for your family, for your world.
‘I feel like a more grounded person in so many aspects of my life,’ she added.
Perry reflected on how 2025 – the year her engagement to Bloom ended – was ‘one of the hardest’ periods of her life.
‘I went through a f*** ton, and there were days that were really, really, really, really hard,’ she recalled.
‘And I just kept going ’cause 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.’
Perry was previously married to Russell Brand and ended her long-term relationship with Bloom in June of last year
The 41-year-old is currently working on new music after her last album 143 and its lead single Woman’s World tanked on the charts
Perry is now focused on making a musical comeback with her next single, Watch It Burn.
It comes after a string of flops for the star, who has lost her position as one of pop’s biggest forces.
Her last two studio albums, 2020’s Smile and 2024’s 143, both tanked, with the latter receiving scathing reviews from critics.
She attempted to return to the charts with last year’s pop-rock anthem Bandaids, but it flopped too.
However, Perry has seen many of her old songs surge in streams thanks to viral success on social media apps like TikTok.
Her 2011 single The One That Got Away has become an unexpected mega-hit, racking up over 1.6billion streams on Spotify alone.
Another one of her old songs, the 2013 Prism b-side Legendary Lovers, has also surged in streams.
