The husband of the woman caught on camera cuddling her boss at a Coldplay concert has broken his silence.
During the iconic band’s July 16 show at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, the camera landed on two seemingly affectionate concertgoers.
As they swayed together to the music, frontman Chris Martin quipped: “Either they’re having an affair, or they’re just very shy.”
Moments later, the couple, soon identified as Kristin Cabot, 52, and her boss, Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, 50, realized they were on the stadium’s big screen.
Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot were caught embracing at a Coldplay concert. Credit: Samir Hussein / Getty
Cabot clutched her hands to her mouth in shock while Byron muttered, “F***ing hell, it’s me,” before the pair awkwardly ducked out of frame.
The 55,000-strong crowd roared, and soon after, so did the internet.
Now, the 52-year-old’s husband, New Hampshire businessman Andrew Cabot, has revealed to PEOPLE that the couple were already “privately and amicably separated several weeks before the Coldplay concert.”
“Their decision to divorce was already underway prior to that evening,” Andrew’s spokesperson confirmed.
“Now that the divorce filing is public, Andrew hopes this provides respectful closure to speculation and allows his family the privacy they’ve always valued.”
Andrew is the CEO of Privateer Rum and heir to a Boston Brahmin family fortune reportedly worth $15 billion.
He had been on a business trip in Japan when the footage exploded online.
He returned to find media outside the $2.2 million Rye, New Hampshire home he once shared with Kristin and his two children from a previous marriage.
According to Daily Mail, Kristin filed for divorce on August 13, less than a month after her affair with her boss was exposed.
The timing of the viral clip has raised eyebrows among those close to the family as a source close to the Cabots noted that they are “now saying they have been having marriage troubles for several months and were discussing separating, which I find interesting since, as of a month ago, they were saying how in love they are”.
It was also stated that back in May, Kristin was photographed wearing a large wedding ring while posing with Andrew and his children.
However, Andrew’s ex-wife, Julia, said he had already confirmed the separation when she texted him the night the video went viral. “He said, ‘Her life is nothing to do with me.’”
The fallout has also rocked Astronomer, the $1.3 billion AI startup where Cabot served as Chief People Officer and Byron was CEO.
Both resigned days after the incident, which the company confirmed amid an internal investigation.
“Our leaders are expected to set the standard… and recently, that standard was not met,” a spokesperson said.
Byron, believed to have had share options worth up to 5% of the firm, has not commented publicly.
His wife, Megan Kerrigan Byron, removed his surname from her Facebook profile and later deleted her social media entirely.
The couple shares two children.
In a surprising pivot, Astronomer launched a satirical PR campaign featuring Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin’s ex-wife, as a temporary spokesperson.
In a tongue-in-cheek video, Paltrow addressed the bizarre saga: “Yes, Astronomer is the best place to run Apache Airflow… We’ve been thrilled so many people have a newfound interest in data workflow automation.”
The internet applauded the move. “Some of the best crisis management I’ve ever seen,” one user wrote. Another called it “a case study in MBA programs for years to come.”
Interim CEO Pete DeJoy echoed that sentiment, calling the media attention “unusual and surreal,” but noting that “Astronomer is now a household name.”
Kristin and Byron have yet to speak publicly about the nature of their relationship – or the kiss that made them famous.
