In a moment that stunned fans and melted hearts, a longtime Katy Perry admirer lived out his wildest dream by proposing to the pop star live to tell the tale stage at her London concert.
For 50-year-old Darren Trenchard, it was greater than a spur-of-the-moment stunt.
It was the punchline to a lifelong joke that someway became reality.
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The Night A Dream Became Reality For A Katy Perry Superfan
It was purported to be just one other stop on Perry’s Lifetimes World Tour, but for engineer Darren Trenchard, it became an evening to recollect.
The 50-year-old from Hampshire attended the concert at The O2 Arena together with his daughters Bethany, 16, and twins Nicole and Sophie, 22, after they surprised him with tickets.
“They bought me tickets as I used to be a giant fan! I all the time joked that I used to be going to make Katy Perry my wife while they were growing up,” Trenchard told the Each day Mail.
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A Joke Turns Into A Once-In-A-Lifetime Moment
A 12 months after his divorce, Trenchard said his daughters encouraged him to try dating again and even helped him arrange a dating profile.
Nonetheless, he couldn’t resist teasing them. He said, “They got me on a dating app recently, and I joked I’ll ask Katy Perry out.”
The joke turned serious on Monday night.
“On the day, I drew a giant sign and folded it up in my pocket,” Trenchard recalled. “I had no idea I’d be brought up on stage. When the highlight got here up, I ran to get to the stage on the off likelihood I make it to get a likelihood to go up.”
When Perry spotted him, she invited him onstage, and that’s when Darren took the largest leap of his life.
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Trenchard shared, “It was a little bit of a dangerous move, but I assumed I’d go down on one knee. I felt a bit embarrassed and nervous after I was up there, but she was lovely and we even had somewhat chat off the microphone.”
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Katy Perry’s Playful Response To The Surprise Proposal
The moment quickly went viral as fans captured the surreal proposal from the group. Nonetheless, Perry, ever the performer, handled the unexpected declaration with humor and beauty.
She laughed, telling him, “I wish you’d asked me 48 hours ago.”
Then, searching on the roaring London crowd, she quipped, “London, England, you are like this on a Monday night after a complete day at work and a complete day in school? No wonder I fall for Englishmen on a regular basis… but not anymore.”
The teasing comment drew laughter and cheers, but fans knew she was hinting at her recent and really public romance with former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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Perry’s Real-Life Romance With Justin Trudeau
Just days before Trenchard’s daring proposal, Perry made headlines for entirely different reasons after being spotted packing on the PDA with Justin Trudeau aboard her 24-meter yacht, The Caravelle, off the coast of Santa Barbara, California.
A witness told the Each day Mail, “She pulled up her boat next to a small public whale-watching boat, then they began making out. I didn’t realize who she was with until I saw the tattoo on the guy’s arm and I immediately realized it was Justin Trudeau.”
The pair, each recently single, had been fueling rumors since July after being photographed having fun with a romantic dinner at Montreal’s Le Violon restaurant just weeks after Perry announced her split from fiancé Orlando Bloom.
What began as whispers of a “casual friendship” quickly become a full-blown romance as recent photos confirmed fans’ suspicion that Perry had found love again, and this time, in one in all the world’s most surprising places.
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Justin Trudeau’s Ex Speaks In Shadows As Katy Perry’s Romance Heats Up
As photos of Perry and Trudeau circulated across social media, the previous Prime Minister’s ex-wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, appeared to reply in her own poetic way.
In a heartfelt Instagram post about love and loss, Sophie wrote, “Sometimes we forget that nothing we love is ever meant to be kept. The people, the places, even the moments that when felt infinite, right?”
She continued, “Time asks us to not cling to them, but yet we do. I do because to carry on feels safer than to let go.”
The reflective message didn’t name names, but it surely arrived just as paparazzi images of Perry and Justin went viral.
Sophie, now 50, shared more wisdom on the character of affection, saying, “Love was never about possession… once we release what we cannot keep, we make space for the reality of connection, intimacy, the memory, for the lesson.”
She concluded, “So perhaps, love’s deepest teaching is that this: to face open hearted within the face of impermanence. We honor what has been and to trust that letting go can be a type of keeping inside us where no loss can erase it in a way.”
Sophie split from Trudeau in August 2023, after 18 years of marriage. They share three children: Xavier, 18, Ella-Grace, 16, and Hadrien, 11.