Summer House stars Jesse Solomon, Kyle Cooke and Carl Radke are joining the entire internet in poking some fun at former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and his infamous kiss cam debacle at a recent Coldplay concert.
“Bloody shy #coldplayconcert,” fellow Summer House castmate Westling “West” Wilson captioned a video shared via TikTok on Friday, July 18, featuring a recreation of the moment Byron was caught with his arms around his former employee and HR chief Kristin Cabot — despite the fact that the pair are both married to other people — at the show.
In the video, Carl has his arms wrapped around Kyle as Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin can be heard addressing the crowd at his Wednesday, July 16, concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
As Martin speaks, the pair channel their best impressions by pretending to be the startled pair who immediately attempt to hide from the cameras after they’re caught on the concert’s kiss cam for literally the entire world to see.
Jesse served as the embarrassed friend, who smiles uncomfortably during the entire debacle.
“Jesse as the giggling friend really tracks,” one fan wrote in the comments section.
@westywilson bloody shy #coldplayconcert
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“It was nice of Kyle to let Carl pretend he’s CEO,” another posted.
“Roles were cast perfectly,” yet another fan gushed, while one wrote, “This re-enactment is a solid 10/10.”
Days after the then-CEO went viral following his and Cabot’s attendance at Coldplay’s show, Byron resigned from his post.
“Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met,” a spokesperson for Astronomer told Us Weekly in a Saturday, July 19, statement. “Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted. The Board will begin a search for our next Chief Executive as Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy continues to serve as interim CEO.”
The statement added, “Before this week, we were known as a pioneer in the DataOps space, helping data teams power everything from modern analytics to production AI. While awareness of our company may have changed overnight, our product and our work for our customers have not. We’re continuing to do what we do best: helping our customers with their toughest data & AI problems.”
Byron joined Astronomer — a data orchestration and observability platform — as CEO in 2023 after previously serving as president of tech firm Lacework from 2019 to 2022. He personally announced Cabot’s hiring as Astronomer’s new Chief People Officer in November 2024. (Cabot previously held a similar position at graph database management company Neo4.)
“At Astronomer, our people are the most valuable asset in helping our customers do more to gain a competitive advantage with their data,” Byron said. “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. 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.”
At the time of her Astronomer hiring, Cabot singled out Byron for their “energiz[ing]” conversations throughout the hiring process.
