Katy Perry performing live on stage (file photo: Sleepyibis via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0). This is a file photo, not from the gala.
Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau gave photographers another night to remember. The pop star, 42, and the former Canadian prime minister, 54, arrived together at the 2026 Baby2Baby Gala on Saturday night, November 14, at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood — their third red carpet appearance as a couple. As they posed, Perry reached up to straighten Trudeau's bow tie — a tender moment that became the night's most shared image.
A Star-Studded Night for a Good Cause
The Baby2Baby Gala is one of Hollywood's biggest charity nights. The annual event raises millions for Baby2Baby, the nonprofit providing diapers, clothing and other essentials to children living in poverty. This year's 15th annual gala drew a glittering crowd including Demi Moore, Kerry Washington, Jessica Alba, Paris Hilton, Elizabeth Hurley, Cardi B and Barbara Palvin.
Moore, 64 this month, drew praise for a dramatic ruffled gown — but Perry and Trudeau dominated the night's coverage. Perry was joined by her older sister, Angela Hudson; the sisters attended the same gala together back in 2019.
The Bow-Tie Moment Everyone Is Talking About
Red carpets are built on moments, and this one had a perfect one. Photographers captured Perry adjusting Trudeau's bow tie as they stood close together, both smiling, before turning back to the cameras. It was the kind of unscripted, affectionate gesture that no posing can fake — and exactly why the photos travelled so fast.
A year in, there is a visible comfort between them: no longer a rumoured couple dodging questions, but a public couple happy to be photographed.
One Year of Katy and Justin
The romance began quietly. Perry and Trudeau were first spotted together in Montreal in late July 2025, dining at the restaurant Le Violon while Perry was in Canada on her Lifetimes Tour. Neither confirmed anything for months. They went public in October 2025; their red-carpet debut followed on June 8, 2026, at the Tribeca Festival in New York, where Trudeau supported Perry at her Lifetimes Tour concert film premiere. Last month they marked their first anniversary, and Perry's 42nd birthday on October 25.
Justin Trudeau (file photo, 2023: Lea-Kim Chateauneuf via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).
Perry is the latest pop star to dominate the headlines: last week, Avril Lavigne announced the birth of her first child, while James Blunt scored a surprise UK chart comeback. But the Perry-Trudeau romance remains the story fans keep coming back to. She is one of the biggest pop stars of her generation — "Teenage Dream," "Roar," "Firework" — and he led Canada as prime minister for nearly a decade. On paper, different worlds. On the red carpet, the same one.
The Looks That Stole the Red Carpet
Perry dressed for the occasion, in a dramatic creation from Antonio Grimaldi's Spring 2025 couture collection — a shimmering metallic strapless mini dress layered over a sheer, champagne-toned floor-length skirt. It was glamorous, bold and unmistakably Katy Perry.
Trudeau matched her in a cream dinner jacket, black trousers and a black bow tie: classic and perfectly judged.
Katy Perry on her Lifetimes Tour in Budapest, October 2025 (file photo: Misterwiki16 via Wikimedia Commons, CC0).
A Difficult Week Behind Her
The gala came at the end of a difficult week. Her ex-husband, Russell Brand, was sentenced in the United Kingdom on November 9 to ten and a half years in prison after being convicted of rape and sexual assault. Her first reported public appearance came two days after the sentencing; the gala was her first major red-carpet outing since.
She handled it as she has all year: by showing up, smiling, and letting the work — and the relationship — speak for itself.
Why This Appearance Matters
Celebrity couples come and go, but a year in, Perry and Trudeau look built to last. Their appearance put the spotlight on a charity helping children in poverty, gave fans another glimpse of a relationship that keeps defying expectations, and showed Perry firmly back in control of her own story — much like Vivienne Jolie, who opened up on her own terms at her art show this week.
If the bow-tie moment is anything to go by, the next red carpet is only a matter of time.
FAQs
When and where was the 2026 Baby2Baby Gala?
Saturday night, November 14, 2026, at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California — the 15th annual edition of the charity event.
How long have Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau been dating?
First spotted together in Montreal in July 2025, they confirmed the relationship in October 2025 and celebrated their first anniversary in October 2026, around Perry's 42nd birthday.
What did Katy Perry wear to the Baby2Baby Gala?
A metallic strapless mini dress over a sheer champagne floor-length skirt, from Antonio Grimaldi's Spring 2025 couture. Trudeau wore a cream dinner jacket, black trousers and a black bow tie.
What is Baby2Baby?
A nonprofit providing diapers, clothing and other essentials to children living in poverty. Its annual gala raises millions of dollars each year to fund that work.
Sources: Just Jared, HELLO! Magazine, Free Press Journal and Internewscast (all November 15, 2026). Event details, ages, outfits and the relationship timeline were verified across at least two of these outlets.