Kristin Cabot has revealed where she stands with Coldplay’s Chris Martin after she was caught in an awkward position with her then-boss, Andy Byron, on a kiss cam at the singer’s concert.
The former Astronomer HR executive has been speaking out about the fallout and how she is working to rebuild her public image.
In recent appearances, Kristin Cabot has reflected on the intense online attention that followed the incident and says much of the context around her personal life was misunderstood.
Kristin Cabot Says Chris Martin Never ‘Reached Out’ To Her, But It’ll Be ‘Great’ If He Did
Cabot, the former Astronomer HR executive at the center of last year’s viral Coldplay “kiss cam” moment, says she is distancing herself from the incident and the singer who put her in the spotlight.
While speaking with TMZ after her appearance at the PRWeek Crisis Communications Conference in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Cabot reflected on the fallout from the moment that showed her alongside her then-boss, former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, during a Coldplay concert.
She noted that despite the attention the clip received, she was never contacted by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin about how she was doing.
When asked if the singer “reached out” to her, Cabot responded with a sharp, “Nope, No, Never did,” adding that it would be “great” and she would appreciate it if he did.
The Former HR Chief Says She Will Never Attend A Coldplay Concert Again
Cabot also didn’t mince words when asked if she would ever attend another Coldplay concert.
“Uhm, no,” she said, before seeking clarification on the question by asking, “Coldplay or any concert?”
This prompted her to reiterate her stance that she would specifically never go to another show by the brand: “No, I’m all set.”
Her viral moment with her former boss, Byron, happened at the singer’s music event, during a special moment highlighting fans on the Jumbotron.
This triggered widespread attention and criticism online, leading Cabot to later frame her public response around reclaiming control of her story.
She is currently headlining talks about “Taking Back The Narrative,” focusing on reputational recovery after digital backlash.
Cabot has also maintained that her personal circumstances were more complex than online reactions suggested, stating that her estranged husband was already aware of her relationship with Byron at the time of the kiss cam incident.
Kristin Cabot Called Out Her Former Boss, Andy Byron, For Lying To Her About His Marital Situation
In earlier comments shared with Oprah Winfrey, Cabot said she felt Byron had not been truthful about his marital status, claiming she believed he was going through a separation at the time they knew each other.
“He wasn’t the person he represented himself to be, to me — and lying is a non-negotiable for me,” she said, adding that she felt there was a “big miss on honesty and integrity.”
Cabot also revealed that she herself was already in the process of ending her marriage during that period, and said she eventually cut off all contact with Byron.
She argued that the situation later spiraled online in ways that far exceeded its original context, blaming social media platforms for turning private moments into viral content that generates profit while leaving individuals to deal with the fallout.
Pressed by Winfrey to clarify what she meant by dishonesty, Cabot declined to go into detail. “I wanna be really careful, because the world spoke for me and on my behalf, and I don’t wanna do that to somebody else and their family,” she said.
The Ex-HR Chief Raises Concerns Over Social Media Impact As Andy Byron Remains Silent
Cabot’s remarks to Oprah about Byron lying to her marked the first time she had ever made such an allegation against the former tech executive, despite breaking her silence on the matter in two major interviews with The New York Times and The Times of London back in December.
She also spoke about the wider impact of viral attention during her chat with Oprah, saying platforms like TikTok “feed off the pain” of people’s distress, while pointing to how the moment drew over a billion views.
According to Cabot, “The more pain someone like me is in, the more money they are going to make. And it fuels it and feeds it. I think there is an accountability there that needs to be looked at.”
Meanwhile, Byron has not publicly responded to the viral “kiss cam” incident. Following the event, he was later spotted with his wife still wearing his wedding ring, hinting that they were working on fixing their marriage.
Kristin Cabot Recalls Unexpected Near-Encounter With Her Estranged Husband During Coldplay Concert
Cabot revealed that an unexpected near-encounter with her estranged husband, Andrew Cabot, almost took place during the viral Coldplay concert in July 2025, confirming that he was present at the show.
She told Winfrey that as she arrived at the venue, she received a message from her daughter mentioning that both she and Andrew were at the same show.
“My daughter messaged me and said, ‘Oh, it’s so great that you and Andrew are both at Coldplay,” Cabot explained, adding that she hadn’t been aware her husband was also attending.
She said the realization briefly made her consider whether she might run into him while she was there with Byron.
“In my mind, I thought, well, that’s — is this going to be weird if he sees me with Andy [Byron]? Like … if I run into him,” she recalled. “But then I was like, I’m in Gillette Stadium, there’s 55,000 people here, I’m probably not going to run into him.”
Looking back, she added that “That would have been better at the end of the day if I’d just run into him.”
