Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s high-profile romance with Katy Perry is a information story that refuses to go away. A lot in order that the previous Liberal chief’s son is together with it in his tune lyrics.
Justin’s eldest son Xavier, who data underneath the title Xav, has been carving out his personal path as a rapper since final 12 months. In a latest interview with Sirius XM host Jessi Cruickshank, the 18-year-old was requested a few lyric from one in all his new songs that makes a reasonably unmistakable nod to his dad’s love life: “I transfer like my pops, JT. I obtained me my very own KP.”
The tune additionally refers to Xav and his girlfriend’s relationship as a “teenage dream,” a nod to one in all Perry’s greatest hits.
Xav laughed off the lyrics, however admitted that the information of his father relationship a popstar got here as a little bit of a shock to him. “At first, it was like ‘actually? goddamn’… ‘how did this occur?'” he stated.
He is since made his peace with it, saying what issues most is that each his dad and Perry appear genuinely comfortable, and that he expects his dad would lengthen the identical courtesy to his personal pursuits. “I used to be confused, however truthfully, to me, crucial factor is that if they’re comfortable, then that is what’s essential. I feel they might say the identical factor about me and my music.”
Having met Perry just a few instances by now, Xav says he is seen sufficient to be ok with the connection. “I can inform he is actually comfortable along with her. I’ve met her a few instances, and he or she’s nice. I am comfortable for them.”
When pressed in regards to the couple’s chemistry, Xav obtained a bit extra considerate about his dad’s persona and how much individual tends to deliver out one of the best in him. “He is a nerd. I feel it takes a selected individual to understand the loving facet of him, and I have been in a position to see that in my mother. And I imply if Katy’s that kind of individual, then yeah, it is gonna work.”
The interview additionally touched on the paparazzi photos that went viral last fall, that includes Justin shirtless in denims, kissing Perry on a yacht in California.
Xav’s response was about what you’d anticipate from a teen seeing that sort of picture of their mother or father. “I laughed. I used to be like ‘what the hell?’ It was fairly humorous. I needed to recreate the picture with my girlfriend and troll him… I feel I am nonetheless gonna try this.”
Xav launched his rap profession final 12 months, dropping a collection of singles that caught sufficient consideration to tug his dad in for a response video.
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Justin watched the music video for “Again Me Up” alongside his son, cracking dad jokes and roasting Xav’s dancing along the way — whereas admitting he hadn’t precisely been maintaining together with his son’s content material. “I haven’t got social media,” the previous PM confessed.
Trudeau and Perry’s relationship has been taking part in out very publicly in Montreal and overseas over the previous eight months. The pair have been first spotted dining at Le Violon within the Plateau final July, and have been photographed across the metropolis a number of instances since — most lately at Leméac in Outremont in February, the place a diner tried and didn’t get a photograph with Perry throughout what Trudeau described as a “private moment.” Trudeau has since purchased a $4.26 million mansion in Outremont, and the couple has proven no indicators of slowing down.
As for whether or not there is a musical collab between Katy and Xav on the horizon, solely time will inform.