Eye-popping pictures that prove Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau ARE a couple: Passionate kisses. Roaming hands. After Orlando Bloom split, friends tell us exactly what’s going on….

It’s official now! After months of steamy romance rumors, The Mail on Sunday can reveal that pop star Katy Perry is definitely dating former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau.

The loved-up couple were spotted kissing and cuddling aboard Perry’s 24-foot yacht, Caravelle, off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, as seen in our exclusive photos.

Perry, 40, famous for hits including I Kissed a Girl, looked stunning in a black swimsuit as the pair embraced on the upper deck, seemingly oblivious to the tourists on the whale watching boat.

At one point, Trudeau, 53, put his hand on the singer’s butt.

The couple sparked speculation that their romance was blossoming when they were spotted having an intimate dinner at Montreal’s Le Violon restaurant in July. However, both of them refused to comment on their relationship status.

Justin even put his hand on the pop singer’s butt during their intimate moment

Perry wore a black swimsuit for the getaway while taking a brief break from her Lifetimes world tour

The duo, who first met for an intimate dinner at Montreal’s Le Violon restaurant in July, have declined to comment on their relationship status.

Our photos were taken by a passenger on a passing tourist boat late last month while Perry was taking a brief break from his Lifetimes world tour.

The witness said: ‘He pulled his boat alongside a small public whale watching boat and then they started making out. ‘I didn’t realize who the guy was with until I saw the tattoo on his arm and I immediately knew it was Justin Trudeau.’

‘[Perry] A passenger on a passing tourist boat pulled up next to a small public whale-watching boat, then they started making love, he said.

The photos come nearly three months after Perry confirmed her split from British actor Orlando Bloom in July.

Trudeau, who was Canada’s prime minister for a decade until he resigned earlier this year, has a distinctive ‘Haida raven’ ink on his upper left arm; A tribute to the indigenous Canadian people famous for their seafaring and arts.

He separated from his wife Sophie in August 2023 after 18 years of marriage. The couple have two sons, Xavier (18) and Hadrien (11), and a daughter, Ella-Grace (16).

Perry has a five-year-old daughter, Daisy Dove Bloom, with Pirates of the Caribbean star Orlando Bloom. She was married to comedian Russell Brand from 2010 to 2012.

Earlier this year, sources claimed the pair were in the ‘very early stages’ of ‘exploring a romance’.

A source told the Mail: ‘Katy is very, very interested in him. She says he’s a really attractive, quality guy. He clearly likes her a lot. He loves her very much.’