Okay so like imagine you’re just vibing at a Coldplay concert, right? Like you’re emotional, probably crying during “The Scientist,” and then BOOM—Andy Byron (CEO of Astronomer—a $1B company!) gets caught on camera straight-up hugging his mistress. And like not a casual side hug, babe. We’re talking full-body, against-his-chest, whispering-in-ear kinda hug. Like. What.
The woman? Definitely not his wife, Megan Kerrigan, who he’s married to and has like, two super cute kids with. The internet saw it and just—exploded. A random fan literally caught the moment on video and posted it on TikTok with the caption, “Bro… Coldplay isn’t even that romantic. #AndyByron #caught,” and it got like 12 million views overnight.
And girl, the memes? IMMEDIATE. People were like, “Andy Byron got Coldplayed,” and “You, me, and the girl he told me not to worry about vibing to ‘Fix You’ together.” It’s the energy for me. Coldplay’s actual account even liked a post that said, “Our music heals people… unless you’re Megan Kerrigan.”
Anyway the TikTok FBI went full chaos and figured out the mystery woman was Kristin Cabot, the 52-year-old Chief People Officer at Astronomer (married to Andrew Cabot), who once posted a selfie literally from Andy’s guest house. That post? Yeah it mysteriously vanished this morning. Like, girl, we see you.
Now here’s the worst part for Andy: it was a slow news week. No celebrity breakups. No chaotic award shows. No new babies. No war. No trade dram. Nothing. So like this lil Coldplay cuddle scandal? It became the main character of the internet. One person said, “Caught hugging your mistress during ‘The Scientist’ on a slow news week? Babe that’s PR death by starlight.” Not wrong.
Also Megan, Andy’s actual wife? Yeah she unfollowed him. Deleted all the pics. Full wipe. Like okay queen. Say less.
So far, Andy hasn’t said a word. His team? Silent. But Twitter/X is still going wild. People are now doing this thing where they post moody Coldplay concert pics with captions like “Coldplay made me do it.” It’s literally a meme format now.
And then babes—like plot twist of the year—boom:
“Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted.”
Like, that’s the actual statement. No emojis. No vibe. Just bye.
So like, Andrew Cabot—just like his maybe-wife and also like Byron and Byron’s actual wife—hasn’t said a single thing about the scandal. Radio silence, babe. But Kerrigan? She straight-up noped out and deactivated her Facebook and Insta. And get this: Byron and Cabot also deleted their socials. Even LinkedIn, girl. Like, that’s when you really know it’s bad.
So yeah, while the Coldplay Cam exposed the hug, the exposure basically ended his career too. One concert. One hug. One resignation. Honestly? No one ended his marriage but himself.
People are now doing this thing where they post moody Coldplay concert pics with captions like “Coldplay made me do it.” It’s literally a meme format now. Like, THOUSANDS of memes in just a couple days—not kidding.
And honestly? This is being called “The Coldplay Cuddle Heard Around the World.” People are comparing it to the Tristan Thompson situation or that moment with Beckham and the assistant on the beach. Like iconic but also YIKES.
So yeah. Andy Byron just became that guy. Hugging your side piece during Coldplay on a slow news week is literally rule number one in What Not to Do™. The drama. The timing. The vibes ruined.
The Coldplay concert was supposed to be healing. Instead it launched a meme war, probably a divorce or two, and a cultural moment we may literally never recover from.
XOXO,
By Valley Girl News
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