John Mayer and Kat Stickler End Months-Long Romance
Grammy-winning musician John Mayer, 48, and 31-year-old influencer Kat Stickler have reportedly ended their months-long relationship. Sources indicate the pair called it quits “a few months ago” and are “no longer seeing each other.” The news was first reported on Tuesday, with an insider suggesting the romance was “never going to be a serious thing” due to a 17-year age gap and conflicting schedules.
The split is also attributed to geographical distance, with Stickler based in Florida and Mayer in California, coupled with their demanding professional lives. Mayer and Stickler were first linked romantically in October 2025, with Stickler addressing the speculation on her social media platforms at the time.
Relationship Dynamics and Potential Factors in the Split
An insider close to the situation shared that Stickler, who has a six-year-old daughter from a previous marriage, is cautious about introducing new partners to her child. “Kat was always hesitant bringing her daughter around someone she was dating and both of their busy schedules made it hard to navigate,” the source stated.
reports October 2025 detailed a dinner date between Mayer and Stickler in New York City, followed by claims that the music star had actively pursued her. At the time, it was understood that Stickler was recently out of a relationship and saw dating Mayer as potentially “fun.” The romance was described as “still very new,” though they had already gone on several dates. A source revealed that Mayer had been “actively pursuing her, inviting her places and texting her often,” while Stickler expressed interest and was “having fun” but did not anticipate a serious commitment.
However, a reports December 2025 suggested Mayer was looking for a more serious commitment, with an insider claiming he was “at a point in his life where he is ready to settle down and is looking to seriously date” and that his relationship with Stickler was “getting serious.”
Katy Perry’s Recent On-Stage Remarks
The update on Mayer’s personal life comes shortly after his ex-girlfriend, singer Katy Perry, made what appeared to be a pointed remark about him during a performance at the Rock in Rio festival in Lisbon in late June 2026. Perry, while performing her 2020 song “Never Really Over,” humorously pretended to reject incoming calls on a large, prop iPhone, including those seemingly representing her exes Orlando Bloom and DJ Diplo.
Perry and Mayer had a widely publicized on-again, off-again relationship between 2012 and 2015. During their time together, they collaborated musically, with Perry contributing to Mayer’s song “Who You Love” and Mayer playing guitar on Perry’s track “It Takes Two.”
The former couple were reportedly seen catching up at a concert in Los Angeles in 2024, nearly a decade after their final breakup. At that time, Perry was still in a long-term relationship with Orlando Bloom, with whom she shares a five-year-old daughter. Perry and Bloom had been together for nearly a decade after meeting in 2016, a year after her final split from Mayer.
