Kristin Cabot, the HR professional who went viral after being caught on camera in a loving embrace with the CEO of her company, is now cashing in on her fifteen minutes of fame.
The 53-year-old mother of two is listed as a keynote speaker at PRWeek’s 2026 Crisis Comms Conference in Washington, D.C., in April, with tickets priced between $750 and $875. Cabot will participate in a thirty-minute talk called “Taking Back the Narrative” alongside public relations CEO Dini von Mueffling.
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“This is the fourth year that we’ve run the crisis comms conference, and it’s been a sell-out every year because every day there is another brand, individual, or company that gets itself in crisis situations. I fully expect it to sell out again this year—not necessarily because of Kristin. It’s just, it’s such a hot topic,” Steve Barrett, VP and editorial director of PRWeek, told Newsweek.
Conference organizers told the outlet that Cabot was not being compensated for her appearance.
The internet has been obsessed with the alleged Astronomer affair scandal since it was made public following viral images from a Coldplay show last July.
A video showed company CEO Andrew Byron, then married, and Cabot embracing one another at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, when the kiss cam landed on them. The couple reacted immediately, with Byron letting go of Cabot and stepping out of frame. Cabot had a similar reaction, immediately hiding her face and turning away from the camera.
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin called out their reaction, saying, “Either they’re having an affair or they’re very shy.”
The video was posted online and became part of the national conversation, inspiring references, spoofs, and commentary that lasted for months.
Byron had served as CEO of Astronomer since 2023, while Cabot had been a human resources executive with the company for less than one year. Both resigned from their positions following the scandal.
Cabot went on the interview circuit in December, expressing shock over the level of public outrage surrounding her alleged infidelity. She said it was her first time kissing her former boss and claimed their relationship was never sexual.
The New Hampshire native also revealed that her then-husband, Andrew Cabot, was at the infamous concert. He said in a statement that the couple was estranged at the time of the incident.
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