Kristin Cabot Reveals She’s ‘Still a Hot Mess’ Nearly a Year After Coldplay Kiss Cam Scandal

Nearly a year after Kristin Cabot was seen in an embrace with her married former CEO during a Coldplay concert, she’s given fans an update on her life — and things are still a bit rocky.

“I’m still a hot mess, but I’m better,” Cabot, 53, said in an interview published on Tuesday, July 7, per The Boston Globe. “I just feel so turned inward, which I don’t like. That’s not me. But I’ll get there.”

During a Coldplay concert in July 2025, Cabot, who was Astronomer’s chief people officer at the time, appeared on the jumbotron with then-CEO Andy Byron. The pair were seen embracing with their arms around each other, but as soon as they noticed they were on the big screen, Cabot covered her face and turned away while Byron quickly ducked out of view.

“Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy,” Coldplay frontman Chris Martin joked at the time.

The moment was recorded and quickly went viral. Social media users began to dig into Cabot and Byron’s personal lives and found that they were both married at the time — and not to one another.

It was later revealed that Cabot was separated from her husband at the time, but Byron was (and is) still married to his wife, Megan Kerrigan. However, the damage had been done and social media exploded with the moment.

Both Byron and Cabot stepped down from their positions at Astronomer. However, she said that paparazzi hounded her for months outside her home and she was harassed by the public, with some people even sending her death threats.

“I had no ability to control my own story,” Cabot explained. “People thought it was very funny, but they forget that there’s real people attached to it.”

Regardless, the mom of two admitted that she “made a mistake.”

“I’ll own that all day. I made a really poor judgment call in the moment,” Cabot continued. “I’m not denying that or being defensive about that. But, I mean, you shouldn’t be killed for that.”

She revealed she’s still dealing with the fallout nearly a year later and remains unemployed. For now, she’s using “college money” and her “retirement” to support her two teenagers financially.

Despite it all, Cabot said the moment still has a silver lining. She’s now serving on the global advisory board of Pirth.org, a nonprofit foundation that helps people experiencing online harassment.

“This was such a disaster of epic proportions, and the worst thing that could come of it would be that I just go back to what I used to do as if it never happened,” she said. “Talking about it and trying to make an impact is going to help me heal.”