Astronomer CEO Andy Byron's first word after getting caught on Coldplay kiss cam was this and then Kristin Cabot reacted
Coldplay concert
on Wednesday (July 16) night zoomed in to reveal what has become the biggest online scandal in recent days, the man at the center of the extramarital controversy uttered something as he took cover to hide his identity. The camera had revealed
Astronomer CEO
Andy Byron hugging tightly his alleged girlfriend
Kristin Cabot
, the top HR leader at the same company.
Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin quickly remarked at the romancing duo in the audience at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. "Whoa, look at these two... either they're having an affair or they're very shy...I hope we didn't do something bad," as the two persons in the now viral video ducked.
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Andy Byron and Kristin initially looked straight into the camera before realising that they were visible to the entire audience. They then tried to conceal their faces but by then their escapade had been captured on the kiss cam.
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Kristin reacted first and put her hands over her face while turning backwards and then moving behind another landy standing besides her. The lady who was seen giggling and visibly embarassed was later identified as Alyssa Stoddard, a colleague of Brydon and Kristin at Astronomer.
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Bryon was a bit late to react. After Kristin had covered her face and turned her back to the kiss cam, the Astronomer CEO bowed down and ducked.
Soon the video was all over the social media in the US and went viral on TikTok, X, Instragram, Facebook and even Linkedin. It was scrutinized closely and their identities revealed.
While their facial reactions have been well documented, what did the two utter when they realized that kiss cam had caught them cheating.
Andy Brydon and Kristin Cabot said this
A visibly unhappy Byron reportedly shouted an expletive when he saw the kiss cam was panned on their faces and showing their closely embraced bodies to the world. According to a video on TikTok, Bryon seemed to utter: 'f***ing hell, it's me.' Kristin, on the other hand seemed to say: 'this is awkward.'
As their alleged
extramarital affair
played out on social media, the two went incognito and their has been no reaction from them.
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Astronomer CEO Andy Byron removes LinkedIn post as wife Megan Kerrigan drops surname 'Byron', deletes FB account
A viral apology letter bearing Andy Bryon's name was shared on X by a person claiming to be working with CBS News. However, the letter was found to be fake and the handle, a parody account, was soon suspended for violating X rules.
An X post on the video featuring Andy Bryon and Kristin Cabiot by Astronomer.io was also found to be fake.
With the video splattered across social media and Bryon's name plastered on news websites, his wife Megan Kerrigan first removed her surname and then deleted her social media pages and accounts.
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