Katy Perry is back with a bang in the dating arena, it seems, as the 'Roar' singer has been all over social media today for going on a date with the former Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. As per TMZ, the pair was spotted at the Le Violon in Montreal today, and ever since, social media has been abuzz with their dating rumours.
While many are aware of her recent divorce from her former husband, Orlando Bloom, not many know of her past relationships. Below are the people the singer has dated before.
Johnny Lewis
Back in 2005, when Perry wasn't very famous, she dated the late actor Johnny Lewis for about a year. The couple even posed together at some events, but no one was aware of their relationship status.
Travie McCoy
Travie McCoy, the frontman of Gym Class Heroes, dated for less than a year in 2007. Their relationship created a bit of a buzz as Katy apparently broke up with him over an email. "It started off with 'I love you so much I hate to do this...Someone that you are ready to spend the rest of your life with sends you a fucking email just shitting on your whole parade. It destroyed me," said McCoy.
Josh GrobanWhile their relationship wasn't long enough to be one for the books, it seems it did do a number on Perry's heart as she ended up writing "The One That Got Away" for Josh Groban. When asked about being the inspiration behind the song by Andy Cohen, Groban said, "We did [date]. We were both very private, and so we realized we were better as friends. And we've been very, very good friends to this day. She's the best. But I was not expecting that. That was a double take and a spit out my coffee when I saw that."
Russell Brand
Perry's most famous relationship, apart from the one with Bloom and possibly Trudeau, is the one with Russell Brand. The duo met at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards and got hitched a year later. However, they quickly separated in 2011 when Russell texted her that he was divorcing her. Talking about their relationship, Perry shared how Brand was unable to handle the equality which he earlier seemed to want. "At first, when I met him, he wanted an equal, and I think a lot of times strong men do want an equal, but then they get that equal and they’re like, I can’t handle the equalness. He didn’t like the atmosphere of me being the boss on tour. So that was really hurtful, and it was very controlling, which was upsetting. Let’s just say I haven’t heard from him since he texted me saying he was divorcing me on December 31, 2011," she said to Vogue.
Robert Ackroyd
In a pretty iconic purple hair phase, Perry briefly dated the Florence and the Machine guitarist Robert Ackroyd. As per E! News they were spotted at Coachella, where she referred to him as her beau.
John Mayer
Perry met Mayer at the dinner at Chateau Marmont in August 2012, and what began next was an on-again, off-again relationship, which ended in 2013. However, they got back together, even hinting at some engagement rumours, only to officially be done in 2014. Mayer confirmed to the New York Times later that his song "Still Feel Like Your Man" was for Perry. "Who else would I be thinking about? And by the way, it's a testament to the fact that I have not dated a lot of people in the last five, six years. That was my only relationship. So it's like, give me this, people."
Diplo
This one created a bit of a controversy and shock. Perry and Diplo were linked together in 2014, when they showed up at Coachella together. However, when Perry ranked Diplo third on her list of ex-lovers with Mayer and Bloom being first and second, the DJ took to X to tweet, "I don't even remember having s**."
Orlando Bloom
The Golden Globes proved to be very golden for Perry, who met her former husband there. They dated for a year from 2016 to 2017. However, they were back together a year later, even visiting the late Pope Francis together. In 2019, they got engaged and welcomed their daughter Daisy Dove in 2020. They were married for five years and resided in their Montecito mansion together, only to part ways in 2025.
While not much is known about the reasons for their divorce, a source who spoke to Daily Mail revealed that Bloom wasn't all up about Perry's trip to space, which also ended up receiving much backlash online.
Now it remains to be seen if Trudeau will be another relationship in Perry's life or just a friendly companion.
While many are aware of her recent divorce from her former husband, Orlando Bloom, not many know of her past relationships. Below are the people the singer has dated before.
Johnny Lewis
Back in 2005, when Perry wasn't very famous, she dated the late actor Johnny Lewis for about a year. The couple even posed together at some events, but no one was aware of their relationship status.
Travie McCoy
Travie McCoy, the frontman of Gym Class Heroes, dated for less than a year in 2007. Their relationship created a bit of a buzz as Katy apparently broke up with him over an email. "It started off with 'I love you so much I hate to do this...Someone that you are ready to spend the rest of your life with sends you a fucking email just shitting on your whole parade. It destroyed me," said McCoy.
Josh GrobanWhile their relationship wasn't long enough to be one for the books, it seems it did do a number on Perry's heart as she ended up writing "The One That Got Away" for Josh Groban. When asked about being the inspiration behind the song by Andy Cohen, Groban said, "We did [date]. We were both very private, and so we realized we were better as friends. And we've been very, very good friends to this day. She's the best. But I was not expecting that. That was a double take and a spit out my coffee when I saw that."
Russell Brand
Perry's most famous relationship, apart from the one with Bloom and possibly Trudeau, is the one with Russell Brand. The duo met at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards and got hitched a year later. However, they quickly separated in 2011 when Russell texted her that he was divorcing her. Talking about their relationship, Perry shared how Brand was unable to handle the equality which he earlier seemed to want. "At first, when I met him, he wanted an equal, and I think a lot of times strong men do want an equal, but then they get that equal and they’re like, I can’t handle the equalness. He didn’t like the atmosphere of me being the boss on tour. So that was really hurtful, and it was very controlling, which was upsetting. Let’s just say I haven’t heard from him since he texted me saying he was divorcing me on December 31, 2011," she said to Vogue.
Robert Ackroyd
In a pretty iconic purple hair phase, Perry briefly dated the Florence and the Machine guitarist Robert Ackroyd. As per E! News they were spotted at Coachella, where she referred to him as her beau.
John Mayer
Perry met Mayer at the dinner at Chateau Marmont in August 2012, and what began next was an on-again, off-again relationship, which ended in 2013. However, they got back together, even hinting at some engagement rumours, only to officially be done in 2014. Mayer confirmed to the New York Times later that his song "Still Feel Like Your Man" was for Perry. "Who else would I be thinking about? And by the way, it's a testament to the fact that I have not dated a lot of people in the last five, six years. That was my only relationship. So it's like, give me this, people."
Diplo
This one created a bit of a controversy and shock. Perry and Diplo were linked together in 2014, when they showed up at Coachella together. However, when Perry ranked Diplo third on her list of ex-lovers with Mayer and Bloom being first and second, the DJ took to X to tweet, "I don't even remember having s**."
Orlando Bloom
The Golden Globes proved to be very golden for Perry, who met her former husband there. They dated for a year from 2016 to 2017. However, they were back together a year later, even visiting the late Pope Francis together. In 2019, they got engaged and welcomed their daughter Daisy Dove in 2020. They were married for five years and resided in their Montecito mansion together, only to part ways in 2025.
While not much is known about the reasons for their divorce, a source who spoke to Daily Mail revealed that Bloom wasn't all up about Perry's trip to space, which also ended up receiving much backlash online.
Now it remains to be seen if Trudeau will be another relationship in Perry's life or just a friendly companion.
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