02-08-2025
The REAL victim of the Coldplay cheating scandal - and it's not the betrayed spouses says Psychologist JULIET ROSENFELD
A n affair, whether in gossip columns or real life, fascinates us, as the ' Coldplay couple' have proven. When married tech CEO Andy Byron and his married head of human resources, Kristin Cabot, were caught on a 'kiss cam' at a Coldplay concert in Boston, millions watched the video, hundreds of memes and commentaries quickly followed. His wealth, their deceit, the very public 'outing' and perhaps the pleasure we get from comeuppance, particularly when privilege is involved, kept the story alive. The headline-grabbing reveal of two attractive people who are having sex (we presume) but are married to others was shown to have a timeless appeal, leaving some with a pleasing sense of moral superiority and others feeling Schadenfreude.
What is less well understood and much more enduring – sometimes lifelong – is the disastrous impact of an affair on children. Cabot is a stepmother to her husband Andrew's children, while Byron and his wife have two sons together.
