"Did NOT see that coming!": Perez Hilton reacts to reports alleging Astronomer CEO Andy Byron is reconciling with estranged wife post-Coldplay scandal

Pop culture podcaster and blogger Perez Hilton shared his reaction to the Daily Mail’s recent report claiming that Andy Byron and his wife are working on their marriage following the viral kiss-cam scandal. For context, former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron was caught on camera hugging the company’s HR head, Kristin Cabot, during a Coldplay concert in July.

Chris Martin even called out the two as they ducked to avoid the camera. The clip of the separately married Astronomer executives quickly went viral online. In the aftermath, both Byron and Cabot lost their jobs. Earlier in September, reports emerged that Cabot had separated from her husband.

Now, in its September 30 exclusive, the Daily Mail shared photos of Andy Byron and his wife walking together, reporting that the couple has been working on their marriage. Perez Hilton reacted to the report in his Wednesday blog.

"OMG! We did NOT see that coming!"

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Is The CEO From Scandalous Coldplay Concert Getting Back Together With His Wife?!? 🔗

The blogger called it a "plot twist" since Andy Byron's wife, Megan Kerrigan, had reportedly dropped "Byron" from her name following the viral Kiss-cam moment.

The Daily Mail reported that the couple was spotted together for the first time in months. The outlet shared their pictures walking side by side in their loungewear at a coastal getaway. They were also seen relaxing on beach chairs.

In addition to sharing their pictures, the report claimed that neither Andy Byron nor his wife had filed for divorce. The outlet confirmed this after obtaining court documents from Massachusetts and Maine. Reacting to the new development, Perez Hilton said,

"In the pics, the pair are also seen relaxing on lounge chairs on the beach, looking happy as ever together... Does this mean they’re back on?? Or maybe, just maybe, they were never truly off! Could Megan’s removal of her husband’s last name have been more of an attempt to distance herself from the scandal, rather than a first step in ditching the cheater?... Either way, Andy should consider himself a VERY lucky man"

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Perez Hilton's reaction to the report saying there was "no affair" between Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot

In his September 23 blog, Hilton discussed an exclusive by People, in which a source close to Kristin Cabot stated that the former executives of Astronomer were not cheating on their partners. Talking to the media outlet, the source said Byron and Cabot had a good "working relationship" and "great friendship," but there was "no affair."

However, the source acknowledged that it was "inappropriate" to hug each other during the concert. Dismissing the source's words, Perez Hilton wrote,

"A “friendship”??? This source seriously wants us to believe they were only colleagues and friends who were hugging, and nothing more happened before that concert. Sorry, nahhhh! That embrace was seemingly way too intimate! It gave off the vibes of two lovers rather than pals!"

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With the Daily Mail’s new report suggesting a stable relationship between Byron and his wife, Perez Hilton now seems to reconsider his earlier dismissal of the claim. In his October 1 blog, he wrote that it “kinda seems like” the source close to Cabot was right.