He kissed a girl and he liked it

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau are dating. It sounds like something your aunt would post on Facebook in between rants about tipping culture and AI-generated minion memes. But it’s true .

Any time two famous people get together, there are going to be cynics. This match feels particularly insane,though, on par with Kim K and Pete Davidson or Zach Braff and Florence Pugh . It’s hard to imagine what the 41-year-old divorced brunette who promised us feminism has in common with the 53-year-old divorced brunette who promised us sustainability … or is it? The pair have more similarities than we may think, and it’s been proven that opposites don’t actually attract .

Other than the obvious headlines, it’s tough to parse out what either of these often-critiqued celebs would have to gain from a fake relationship. Maybe Perry’s unprecedented 11-minute space flight made her want to make out with more than just the ground . Maybe Trudeau needed advice on how to make Halloween headlines for the right reasons . Are we so jaded that we don’t believe that two rich white people could really, genuinely like each other? Maybe – but this relationship still feels genuine.

Perhaps the most compelling evidence that this is the real deal is the lack of evidence itself. Other than a photo of them on a sidewalk together in July , hugging on a yacht in October and then a video of them holding hands a few days ago , there hasn’t been much paparazzi buzz (and the pics by paps don’t seem staged, as some celebs are known to do ).

Trudeau and Perry have both been in the spotlight for decades, and they both certainly have publicists who do everything they can to protect their reputations. But with no album release or big career move on the horizon for either Perry or Trudeau, it’s possible that this relationship isn’t meant to stir up gossip or sell a song or campaign. Maybe the California Gurl simply fell for the Ottawa boy.