Y’all! Kristin Cabot, the lady on the middle of the viral “kiss cam” second that had the web speaking this summer time, is lastly talking out. The 53-year-old opened as much as The New York Instances and different retailers about how a single evening at a Coldplay live performance in Boston fully upended her life. And let’s simply say…the tea is sizzling.
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Kristin Cabot Speaks Out After Coldplay Chaos
The now-infamous video, filmed by a fellow concertgoer on July 16 and rapidly circulated on TikTok, exhibits Cabot and her then-boss, former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, in a stunning embrace on a VIP balcony earlier than realizing they have been reside on the Jumbotron. Chris Martin’s onstage remark—“Both they’re having an affair, or they’re simply very shy”—solely fueled the frenzy on-line.
The viral fallout was swift and extreme. Cabot resigned from her place as head of HR at Astronomer, and Byron additionally stepped down from his position as CEO. In a single current interview launched on Thursday, Cabot admitted she made “a foul determination” after a few drinks and took full accountability for the results.
Cabot Speaks On Ladies’s Criticism
Cabot additionally mirrored on the stunning dynamic of how ladies responded to the viral clip. “What I’ve seen these final months makes it more durable for me to imagine that it’s all in regards to the males holding us again,” she mentioned. “I believe [women] are holding ourselves again tremendously by reducing one another down.”
Within the interview, she opened up additional about how that single second turned her life the wrong way up. “It’s not nothing,” she mentioned. “I took accountability, and I gave up my profession for that. That’s the value I selected to pay.” The mother of two additionally shared the non-public toll: she and her youngsters obtained dozens of threats, and her children have been terrified within the aftermath.
She Strikes On, However The Drama Lives On
Practically six months later, Cabot is slowly rebuilding her life, looking for new work, and even looking for humor within the chaos. She just lately handled herself to a Victoria Beckham T-shirt that reads, “Sure It’s Me,” a cheeky nod to the second that modified all the pieces.
Regardless of the general public scrutiny, Cabot emphasizes that she’s centered on transferring ahead. She says she’s had minimal contact with Byron since September, noting that retaining distance is a part of the therapeutic course of. Whereas the video would possibly nonetheless flow into on-line, Cabot seems decided to reclaim her narrative. And maybe, lastly, her peace of thoughts.
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