Restaurant Le Violon confirms former Canadian prime minister and singer visited but saw ‘no signs of PDA’

Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry were seen dining together in Montreal this week.

A communications consultant for the restaurant Le Violon confirmed that the former Canadian prime minister and the singer spent about two hours at the fine-dining spot on Monday evening. Photos of the meetup published by TMZ led to speculation of a budding romance.

Samantha Jin said the pair kept to themselves and neither the staff nor other patrons approached them for a photo. “We kind of got the vibe that they were a little more chill,” she said.

Jin added that there was no indication of romance in the air, noting: “No visual signs of PDA or anything.”

The report about the dinner first appeared on TMZ, which posted video of Trudeau and Perry in animated conversation at the restaurant.

Perry recently split from her longtime partner, Orlando Bloom, and is on tour with stops including Ottawa on Tuesday, Montreal on Wednesday, Quebec City on Friday, and two dates in Toronto next week.

Trudeau and his ex-wife Sophie Grégoire separated in 2023.

During the meal, Jin said security watched from the bar as the pair dined on a chef’s menu featuring a range of starters including tuna, steak tartare, lobster and asparagus, with lamb as their main course.

Jin said the chef, Danny Smiles, stopped by their table to say hello, and before heading out, they came into the kitchen to thank the team.

Spokespeople for Trudeau and Perry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Trudeau announced his resignation earlier this year after nearly a decade in power. His father, the late prime minister Pierre Trudeau, was a bachelor when he became prime minister. He dated the actors Barbra Streisand and Kim Cattrall and married a 22-year-old woman while in office at age 51.

Born and raised in California, Perry is a 13-time Grammy award nominee. She helped usher in the sound of 2000s pop, quickly becoming one of the bestselling artists of all time for her anthems.

She has released seven studio albums, most notably 2010’s Teenage Dream. The album produced five No 1s that tied a record set by Michael Jackson’s 1987 album Bad.

Source: www.theguardian.com