Chris Martin Regrets Exposing Astronomer CEO's Affair On Kiss Cam: ‘Holy S–t'
Who would have thought that a lighthearted and sweet moment at a concert could go wrong in such a terrible manner? At the Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium in Boston on Wednesday, July 16, frontman Chris Martin decided to hype the crowd with the popular kiss cam segment. This was supposed to be a sweet moment, capturing couples enjoying the show, but it turned into a full-blown scandal, leaving Chris mortified.
During the concert, the band performed an improvised version of The Jumbotron Song, in which they sang about the couple featured live on the huge screens. It was all lighthearted and sweet until the kiss cam zoomed in on a couple who didn't wish to be seen. The camera panned across the thousands of fans in attendance and landed on Andy Byron, the married CEO of the tech company Astronomer, and his Chief People Officer, Kristin Cabot.
As seen in videos from the show, the two were wrapped in each other's arms, appearing intimate and cosy and clearly enjoying their time together. However, when the camera caught them, they panicked and made efforts to hide away from the spotlight. While Andy ducked down, Kristin turned her face away.
At first, the Coldplay frontman thought that the couple was camera-shy and told the crowd, 'Oh, look at these two." Their reactions confused the musician, who then added, 'Oh, what? Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy." The moment left the crowd in roars of laughter. In another video, as the camera turned away from the couple and captured Chris, he was seen visibly shaken by the incident. 'Holy s-t", he told the crows. Further, expressing his regret over the awkward moment, he added, 'I hope we didn't do something bad."
Coldplay's Chris Martin after unknowingly exposing Astronomer CEO's alleged affair with his HR chief: 'I hope we didn't do something bad…" pic.twitter.com/fDJx8ZYERF
— Buzzing Pop (@BuzzingPop) July 17, 2025
After the videos from the concert went viral, it didn't take the internet long to find out more about the couple. Both Andy and Kristin are married to other people. While the Astronomer CEO is married to Megan Kerrigan, with whom he shares two children, Kristin, on the other hand, is married to Kenneth C Thornby. According to his LinkedIn, Andy has been leading Astronomer since July 2023, which specialises in data orchestration tools for companies, whereas Kristin leads the company's human resources team.
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