It Ruined My Life — The Woman Behind the Coldplay Kiss Cam Scandal Breaks Her Silence
Kristin Cabot, a 53-year-old former senior executive at tech firm Astronomer, has spoken for the first time since the kiss cam moment at Coldplay’s Boston show went viral. Cabot says the incident has changed her life and thrust her into the global spotlight. The clip sparked a worldwide frenzy as fans hunted to identify the couple involved.
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Kiss cam moment with her boss sparks global attention and scrutiny
Kristin Cabot, a 53-year-old former head of human resources at Astronomer, and her boss, Andy Byron, were spotted embracing during Coldplay’s Boston gig earlier this year. After they were seen, the pair scrambled away, prompting Coldplay frontman Chris Martin to say: 'Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.' The clip was viewed millions of times around the world, with the hunt on to find the duo. At the time she was Astronomer's head of human resources and Byron was the CEO, after she joined the start-up in November prior. She had been headhunted.
Cabot says the rumors were wrong and they were amicably separated
Cabot told The Times: 'Everything just flashed before my eyes. I could have been struck by lightning, I could have won the lottery, or this could have happened.' 'But I’m not some celebrity, I’m just a mom from New Hampshire.' It was the first company in the male-dominated professions I’d worked in where I felt my gender was not an issue. 'We were sitting in the back of the stadium, in the pitch black just feeling totally anonymous.'
The scarlet letter aftermath and the power of perception
It has been like a scarlet letter; people erased everything I’d accomplished in my life and achieved in my career. This can’t be the final word. Cabot also criticised Martin for stirring up the situation in the first place, and accusing him of failing to release a statement that would water down the media interest.
