‘I win trust with CEOs’: Kristin Cabot’s old LinkedIn post goes viral after she gets caught with Astronomer CEO Andy Byron in Coldplay ‘kiss cam’ moment

What began as a dreamy Coldplay concert turned into a PR nightmare for two high-profile tech executives. Kristin Cabot, Chief People Officer at Astronomer, and CEO Andy Byron found themselves at the centre of a swirling internet scandal—now dubbed Coldplaygate—after a viral "kiss cam" clip captured an unexpectedly intimate moment between the two. But as social media exploded with speculation, internet sleuths went digging. And what they found on Cabot’s LinkedIn only added fuel to the fire.

Old LinkedIn post

As the video circulated, Kristin Cabot’s professional image came under scrutiny—especially due to a few eerily relevant lines from her LinkedIn profile. Describing herself as a “fearless change-agent” and “an influential leader,” Cabot proudly wrote: “I lead by example and win trust with employees of all levels, from CEOs to managers to assistants.”

Another resurfaced post from when she joined Astronomer as Chief People Officer reads: “I have been energized in my conversations with Andy Byron and the Astronomer leadership team about the opportunities that exist here…” Out of context, they were polished and perfectly professional. But against the backdrop of Coldplaygate, many found the phrasing just a little too ironic to ignore.

The viral moment that started it all

The video, taken during a Coldplay concert, showed Byron and Cabot cuddled up in the crowd. But when the stadium’s kiss cam suddenly zoomed in on them, chaos ensued. Byron abruptly ducked out of frame while Cabot turned away and covered her face—just as Chris Martin joked from the stage, “Either they’re having an affair, or they’re very shy.” The moment instantly went viral, with millions weighing in on what they just knew they saw.

What made things messier? Andy Byron is married. And his wife, Megan Kerrigan Byron, was instantly pulled into the internet frenzy, with some questioning whether she was aware of what just unfolded on the big screen—and later, on everyone's screens.