What to know
- Grégoire Trudeau addressed the headlines about her ex and Katy Perry, sharing what it’s like when your former partner is always in the press.
- She explained that she lets herself feel anger, sadness, and disappointment, but doesn’t allow her emotions to dictate her response.
- Torontonians admit they’d struggle to stay as calm, many saying they’d be distraught if their ex dated a global pop star.
One Canadian is sharing her thoughts on the new romance between Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry: his ex-wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau.
Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ex-wife separated more than two years ago, but the couple are still making headlines. This time, it’s because Grégoire Trudeau has commented on her ex-husband’s new amour: pop star Katy Perry.
In an interview on the Arlene is Alone podcast, Grégoire Trudeau spoke with Canadian entrepreneur and businesswoman Arlene Dickenson about mental health, motherhood, and the constant scrutiny that comes with living in the public eye.
While discussing what it is like to co-parent with her ex, the mother of three touched on her experience having a former partner who is always in the press.
“We’re human beings, and stuff affects us. [That’s] normal,” she explained. “How you react to stuff is your decision.”
Grégoire Trudeau says she chooses to “listen to the music instead of the noise.”
“I’m very aware that a lot of public stuff out there can be triggers; we’re humans,” she continued. “What I do with it is my decision.”
Grégoire Trudeau explained that she knows that the kind of woman she will be shaped into by this process is also up to her.
“Does it mean that I don’t have emotions? That I don’t cry, scream, laugh? No, especially that I’m a super tender heart,” she said.
She explained that she lets herself feel all of the emotions, but grounds herself in the knowledge that only she is responsible for her actions and reactions.
“I’ll let myself feel, I’ll let myself be disappointed by someone. I’ll let myself be angry, be sad. And I know as a mental health advocate how important it is to feel those emotions, but then what?” she said.
TORONTONIANS SHARE HOW THEY WOULD REACT
While Grégoire Trudeau is apparently handling things with the maturity many of us could only dream of, many people in the city told Now Toronto that if they were in her shoes, they wouldn’t be so cool, calm and collected.
“I would be distraught, I would be pretty distraught,” Heider told Now Toronto.
His partner, Mehar, agreed.
“Especially since she’s a big figure, she’s not just a regular person off the street,” she shared.
“If my ex was dating a popstar, I’d be like ‘Go get ‘em, live your best life,’ go for it, man,” Zahra shared.
“That’s somebody else’s boat to get on,” she continued, calling Grégoire Trudeau’s reaction human.
“It would be kind of annoying to see them everywhere on social media. But as long as he’s happy, but that would kind of suck,” Aleah shared.
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