Justin Trudeau’s ex-wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, is opening up about his new high-profile romance with Katy Perry.
“We’re human beings and stuff affects us,” Sophie, 50, told “Arlene is Alone” podcast host Arlene Dickinson on the Wednesday, November 12, episode, after she was asked how she deals with “the publicness of what Justin is doing,” seemingly alluding to the former Canadian prime minister’s relationship with pop singer, Perry, 41.
“How you react to stuff is your decision,” she continued. “So I choose to try to listen to the music instead of the noise.”
Sophie went on to say she’s focused on her own personal growth after separating from Justin, 53, in August 2023 after 18 years of marriage.
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“I’m very aware that a lot of public stuff out there can be triggers,” the motivational speaker said. “The woman I become through this is my decision.”
Sophie and Justin share three children, sons Xavier, 18, and Hadrien, 11, and daughter, Ella-Grace, 16. During her conversation with Dickinson, she said they have a solid coparenting relationship.
“I’m definitely not a single mom,” Sophie insisted. “I have a partnership with a father who has such deep love and availability to his children.”
She continued: “We have separate lives, but we have one family life. You need a common, conscious decision of, ‘Our family is our greatest creation and we’re going to feed it together, no matter if we’re on different life paths.’ It’s not always easy to live, but it’s very adult.”
At the time of their split, Justin shared a post via Instagram, which read: “Hi everyone, Sophie and I would like to share the fact that after many meaningful and difficult conversations, we have made the decision to separate. As always, we remain a close family with deep love and respect for each other and for everything we have built and will continue to build. For the well-being of our children, we ask that you respect our and their privacy. Thank you.”
Perry, for her part, ended her engagement to actor Orlando Bloom in July after nine years together. They share a daughter, Daisy Dove, 5.
“Orlando and Katy have been shifting their relationship over the past many months to focus on coparenting,” reps for the pair confirmed in a joint statement to Us Weekly at the time. “They will continue to be seen together as a family, as their shared priority is — and always will be — raising their daughter with love, stability and mutual respect.”
The “Roar” singer and Justin were first linked in July, when they were spotted out together in Montreal. They were then seen showing PDA on a yacht off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, in early October before they celebrated Perry’s birthday in Paris later that month.
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Perry seemingly confirmed their romance when she told the crowd at her concert in Prague on October 30 that she’s “dating someone else.”
“Katy is really into it. She’s very happy,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly last month. “She’s trying to keep it low-key, and they’ve spent a lot of private time together. She’s not looking to publicize this relationship.”
The insider added, “Their friends think they are a good match, but he actually hasn’t met a lot of her friends yet.”
