Justin Trudeau’s Son Xav Opens Up About Dad Dating Katy Perry, Details His Dynamic With Pop Star

When it comes to his own public persona, Xav said he’s learned not to “really care” about what other people think — or write on social media.

“I’ve been told my whole life, ‘Don’t read comments,’” Xav continued, noting that he has always grown up in the spotlight thanks to his dad’s political career. His mother, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, is also a public figure working as a public speaker, published author and mental health advocate.

Xav confessed that he’s not, however, always bulletproof.

“The hate, it gets to me sometimes,” he said. “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.”

While Xav had nothing but good things to say about Perry and her relationship with his father, Justin has kept his feelings about the musician to himself since they were first romantically linked in July 2025.

After the pair were spotted spending time together in Canada, Justin and Perry flew under the radar for a few months. Their romance was brought back into the limelight in October 2025, when they were seen packing on the PDA on a yacht off the coast of Santa Barbara, California.

“She’s very happy,” an insider exclusively told Us Weekly of Perry at the time. “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.”

Perry, who shares daughter Daisy, 5, with ex-fiancé Orlando Bloom, has since begun to post more and more intimate moments featuring her and Justin on social media.

Justin, who shares Xav, Ella Grace, 17, and Hadrien, 11, with his ex-wife Sophie, 50, was featured in Perry’s Tokyo roundup in December 2025. He also made an appearance in the singer’s holiday season photo dump posted in January.

Perry showed off her love life with Justin again last month, sharing an Instagram photo of the duo out to dinner.

Check out Xav’s complete interview on the “Can’t Be Censored” podcast now.