Justin Trudeau’s son has spoken up about his dad dating Katy Perry.
The former Canadian prime minister and the pop star made their romance public with an Instagram post in December 2025.
Since then, the pair have continued sharing glimpses of their time together online while making a long-distance relationship work.
Both also come into the relationship as parents.
Perry shares daughter Daisy Dove Bloom, while Trudeau has three children — Xavier, Ella-Grace and Hadrien — with ex-wife Sophie.
Now Trudeau’s eldest, Xavier — known as Xav — has offered his perspective on his dad dating a world-famous musician, including what it’s like to navigate that kind of spotlight.
Xav, 18, discussed Perry during an appearance on the Can’t Be Censored podcast on April 8, explaining that he’s even asked her for feedback on his own music.
He described Perry warmly, but stressed that his dad’s wellbeing matters most.
“She’s super nice. She’s super down to earth. She’s great,” he said, adding: “I think that my dad’s happy so that’s important.”
Xav also shared that he’ll occasionally send Perry tracks he’s working on, and that she’s willing to offer practical suggestions.
“When I’m really happy with a song [I] send it [to her],” he said.
“She’s always happy to give me advice or tell me what I should change.”
And when it comes to the extra attention that follows a high-profile relationship, Xav suggested it isn’t entirely new territory for him, given his family background.
“My life is so crazy sometimes,” he joked. “I’m like, What is my life? What the hell?
“I just laugh. The reality of it is, it’s my life. What can I do? What can I change?”
He added that seeing photos of Trudeau and Perry together doesn’t feel strange to him, comparing it to any other image he’s seen of his dad over the years.
Looking more broadly at what it’s like to grow up with public scrutiny, Xav said he’s repeatedly been given the same advice about handling online reactions.
Speaking more about how he personally handles being in the public eye, Xav added: “I’ve been told my whole life, ‘Don’t read comments’.”
Even so, he acknowledged that negativity can still hit hard at times, particularly when he’s putting his own work out into the world.
He said: “The hate, it gets to me sometimes. I guess it’s built into my brain, I think of it as when someone comments on my video, when someone shares my video, when someone likes it, it just helps me.”