Kristin Cabot has been pictured for the first time following the Coldplay “kiss cam” fallout, when she was spotted cosying up to colleague and Astronomer CEO, Andy Byron, and she does not appear to be wearing her wedding ring.
Why It Matters
A split-second clip of Byron and Cabot canoodling at a Coldplay concert was shared on social media last week and promptly broke the internet. The video was originally posted by instaagraace on TikTok. Since then, the footage has been viewed more than 127 million times in total, as of reporting. The clip shows the jumbotron land on the pair, before they promptly break apart, and Coldplay’s lead singer Chris Martin says, “Either they’re having an affair or they’re just really shy.”
TikTok/Screenshot
The pair was later identified as Byron, CEO of the tech firm Astronomer, and Cabot, the company’s head of Human Resources. Both have now resigned.
What To Know
Cabot was seen, apparently without her ring, outside her home, watering her plants, in pictures published by the Daily Mail.
She is wearing a pink dress with a neutral overcoat, her hair in a bun. The 52-year-old mother is barefoot in the pictures, standing next to the plant beds at her New Hampshire home.
The Daily Mail published three images of Cabot. In all of these images, she is not looking at the camera. In the first two pictures, she is looking down at the plant bed. The third image is of the back of her head.
Cabot does not appear to be wearing a wedding ring.
According to the New York Post, Cabot had previously been married to an individual named Kenneth Thornby, but they divorced in 2022, according to the outlet which cited Massachusetts records. Newsweek was unable to verify these details. The former couple share at least one child together.
Byron was married to a woman named Megan Kerrigan Byron. She removed her last name and then promptly deleted her account amidst the fallout over the viral video.
Astronomer announced on Thursday that Cabot was no longer with the company, days after it was announced that Byron had left.
Taylor Jones, director of communications at Astronomer, previously confirmed to Newsweek: “Yes, I can confirm that Kristin Cabot is no longer with Astronomer. She has resigned.”
Byron resigned after the company determined that he had failed to meet its standards in “conduct and accountability,” the firm said on Saturday.
A representative for Astronomer said that Byron had tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors had accepted it.
Neither Byron nor Cabot have publicly commented on the incident.
What People Are Saying
An Astronomer spokesperson previously told Newsweek in a statement on Saturday: “Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met.”
Natalie Trice, publicist and founder of Natalie Trice Publicity previously told Newsweek: “What makes the perfect viral moment in 2025 is the trifecta: emotional charge and status drama and ambiguity.”
What’s Next
Astronomer’s board of directors have announced the start of a formal search for a new chief executive, and company co-founder Pete DeJoy will serve as interim CEO.