This is how much money the Coldplay fan made from posting the viral video that took down a CEO
The woman behind the viral Coldplay concert video that exposed an office romance — and ultimately led to the CEO of a tech company stepping down — is finally speaking out. And despite the massive virality of the clip, it didn't change the financial life of the fan who shot and posted it.
Grace Springer, 28, appeared on the U.K. morning show This Morning on July 21 to talk about her now-infamous TikTok from the Coldplay show at Gillette Stadium. The clip shows a couple getting cozy on the kiss cam, then awkwardly ducking out of sight as frontman Chris Martin jokes, 'Either they're having an affair, or they're just very shy.'
The internet quickly identified the couple as Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the company's Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot; both are married to other people. As the clip racked up millions of views and headlines around the world — not to mention a truly formidable volume of memes — Byron was placed on leave and the company launched a formal investigation. Shortly after, he resigned.
For Springer, it turns out, all the viral fame hasn't translated into a single paycheck. 'I've actually made no money from the video itself or the views,' she said on This Morning. 'It's not monetized.'
Springer emphasized she never intended to create a scandal — but doesn't regret posting the video. 'There was over 50,000 people [at the concert], and I'm not the only one that caught it on camera,' she said. 'If it wasn't me who uploaded it, I'm sure someone else would have.'
Still, she says, her thoughts on the matter are sympathetic. 'I definitely feel for Andy's wife, Megan,' she said.
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