The woman who caught the notorious Coldplay ‘cheats’ on camera has expressed her guilt about sharing the now-viral clip online.
Grace Springer, 28, happened to be filming the crowd at Boston’s Gillette Stadium the moment Andrew Byron and Kirstin Cabot appeared on screen.
When they realised, the pair soon recoiled and moved away from one another.
Andrew, who was the head of AI startup Astronomer, jumped out of the way, while Kirstin quickly covered her shocked face.
Singer Chris Martin‘s quip drew even more attention to the startled couple when he said: ‘Either they’re having an affair, or they’re just very shy.’
The clip went viral online and amassed millions of views, and Grace shared her side of the story on Monday’s episode of This Morning to Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary.
The woman who caught the notorious Coldplay ‘cheats’ on camera has revealed all behind the viral clip
Grace Springer, 28, happened to be filming the crowd at Boston’s Gillette Stadium the moment Andrew Byron and Kirstin Cabot appeared on screen
The clip went viral online and amassed millions of views, and Grace shared her side of the story on Monday’s episode of This Morning to Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary
‘I was hoping to see myself on the big screen and I love to capture moments so that’s why my phone was out in the first place,’ Grace explained.
However, at first she didn’t realise quite what she had caught on her camera.
She added: ‘In the moment when I filmed it I didn’t think much of it but everyone was kind of chattering.
‘There was over 50,000 people at the concert so it was a hot topic.
‘But it wasn’t until after the concert that I was debriefing the moment with my friends and said, ‘let’s review the footage, let’s see if it really looks that bad’. And I think it does.’
The Mail previously reported that public records suggest both Andy Byron and Kirstin Cabot are married – but that they live at different addresses to those listed as their spouses.
Dermot asked Grace, ‘Would you have posted it again looking back? Do you feel guilty at all?’
She admitted: ‘I definitely feel for Andy’s wife Megan, his family and everyone else who has been hurt in the process but as I said there was over 50,000 people and I’m not the only one that caught it on camera so if it wasn’t me who uploaded it, I’m sure someone else would’ve.’
The clip has been viewed by some 120million people and Grace shared she didn’t think it would attract so much attention. ‘I never would have imagined that this would have happened, had I have known? Maybe I would’ve thought twice,’ she said.
Alison asked: ‘What was the reaction in the actual stadium? Was everyone talking about that moment? What was it like?’
Grace said: ‘It definitely caught everyone’s attention, especially because Chris made the announcement kind of questioning their reaction but after that, I’m not sure if you’re too familiar with Coldplay but their concerts are magical so at least for me, I moved on pretty quickly and enjoyed the rest of the night.’
Dermot read a comment from Astronomer on the show: ‘Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently that standard was not met.
‘Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted.’
The Daily Mail previously approached Byron, Cabot and Astronomer for comment.
It has since emerged that the company the pair work for provides generative AI software to a number of major companies including Uber, Ford and LinkedIn.
Dermot clarified that Grace had not made any money through the TikTok creator fund with the video and isn’t part of the scheme
Byron heaped praise on Cabot in a November 2024 post about her appointment to the firm.
‘Kristin’s exceptional leadership and deep expertise in talent management, employee engagement, and scaling people strategies will be critical as we continue our rapid trajectory,’ he said in a press release.
‘She is a proven leader at multiple growth-stage companies and her passion for fostering diverse, collaborative workplaces makes her a perfect fit for Astronomer.’
Byron became CEO of Astronomer in 2023, and the startup rapidly grew under his tenure including a reported 292% growth in revenue for its ‘Astro’ platform that year.
It comes as it is being speculated that the footage could end up costing Mr Byron a sizeable piece of a fortune estimated at £60million.
On top of any division of marital assets, he is chief of a billion-pound Artificial Intelligence firm, Astronomer.
Last week, The Mail reported how Mr Byron’s wife Megan Kerrigan Byron first removed her married name ‘Byron’ from her Facebook page online – then deleted the account altogether as people posted messages of support on to her page.
Her Instagram page is also understood to have been deleted.
While it is unclear how close they remain to their respective spouses – with it appearing they may both live apart from them, though not with each other – they were certainly not keen to be filmed in such an intimate clinch.
The tech CEO at the centre of the now infamous Coldplay kiss cam scandal was ‘all over’ his HR chief long before they were caught red-handed on the stadium jumbotron, newly released footage shows.
The new video, obtained by TMZ, shows the pair sharing an intimate moment as the band performed their hit song Yellow, swaying and embracing in front of thousands of fans as the stadium lit up with phone lights.
TMZ reported: ‘They were all over each other even when they weren’t on the kiss-cam.’
‘This rear-view shows a much more intimate interaction,’ the outlet added, suggesting the couple’s closeness wasn’t a fleeting moment – but something far more familiar.
Filmed from behind their seats, the footage shows Byron leaning in to kiss Cabot as the duo hug tightly.
Both appear relaxed and carefree, entirely unaware that moments later they’d be launched into viral fame – and scandal – when they appeared on the stadium’s giant screen.
