Viral footage showed Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and his company\u2019s Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot, awkwardly jumping out of each other\u2019s arms as they flashed up on a \u201ckiss cam\u201d during the band\u2019s show in Boston Wednesday night.<\/p>\n In the clip, shared on TikTok by user @instaagrace<\/a>, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin can be heard saying, \u201cOh, look at these two\u201d as the camera pans over Byron and Cabot.<\/p>\n Byron, who had his arms wrapped around Cabot, quickly let her go as his coworker covered her face with her hands, and he crouched down, trying to hide from the camera. <\/p>\n \u201cOh, what…either they\u2019re having an affair or they\u2019re just very shy,\u201d Martin quipped as the pair ran away from where they were standing. <\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Viral video captured Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and his company\u2019s Chief People Officer, Kristin Cabot, in an embrace at a Coldplay concert in Boston. (@calebu2\/TMX) open image in gallery<\/p>\n The video of their reaction has gone viral, as both quickly ran away. It has also spurred allegations of cheating. (@calebu2\/TMX)<\/p>\n Byron has been CEO of Astronomer, a New York City-based data orchestration platform that \u201cempowers data teams to bring mission-critical analytics, Ai, and software to life,\u201d since 2023, according to the company\u2019s LinkedIn page. <\/p>\n Meanwhile, Cabot joined the team nine months ago, according to her LinkedIn. <\/p>\n She also purportedly scrubbed her second surname, Thornby, which was in brackets on her social media, according to The Sun<\/a>, which first reported on the video. <\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n \u2018Oh, what…either they\u2019re having an affair or they\u2019re just very shy,\u2019 frontman Chris Martin quipped as the pair ran away from where they were standing. (@calebu2\/TMX)<\/p>\n The cringeworthy clip took off online Thursday, with hundreds cracking jokes about the awkward situation and speculating that the two were cheating on their spouses. <\/p>\n \u201clol if they\u2019d have just stuck it out and smiled for the camera this would never have surfaced as virally as it did,\u201d one internet user wrote. <\/p>\n \u201cTheir spouses would have left them anyway once they learned of their Coldplay fetish,\u201d another joked. <\/p>\n Another user quipped: \u201cTwo rules, never try to hide from the Jumbotron and never run from cops or dogs.\u201d <\/p>\n Astronomer did not immediately return The Independent\u2019s request for comment. <\/p>\n![\"Viral](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/16x9-00_00_02_11-Still022.jpeg\")
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