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Cabot Reveals Estranged Husband at Viral Concert

Published 17 March 2026

Kristin Cabot, the former chief people officer at data engineering firm Astronomer, disclosed in a recent interview that her estranged husband attended the same Coldplay concert where she and then-CEO Andy Byron became the center of a viral scandal last summer. The revelation came during her appearance on The Oprah Podcast, set to air on March 17.

The incident unfolded on July 16, 2025, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, during Coldplay's performance. Cabot and Byron appeared on the venue's kiss cam, with Byron's arms around her waist. As the camera focused on them during frontman Chris Martin's improvised "Jumbotron Song," the pair ducked away, covering their faces. Martin quipped to the crowd, "Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy." Video of the moment, originally shared on social media, quickly amassed millions of views and sparked widespread online speculation about an extramarital relationship.

Cabot, who has two children from a previous marriage, was already separated from her husband, Andrew Cabot, the CEO of a rum distillery, at the time. As she entered the stadium, her daughter texted her that Andrew was also there, prompting a brief...

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