It was the video that caused a storm when a married company chief was caught in an ‘over-friendly hug’ with a senior executive from his company.

Andy Byron from tech firm Astronomer and HR boss Kristin Cabot were seen on the big screen in a ‘kiss cam’ shot at a Coldplay concert in the US.

The embarrassed pair quickly pulled apart, with Cabot covering her face with her hands.

And Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin made a joke about the couple possibly having an affair.

Byron later resigned from his post after the video was viewed millions of times across the world.

‘Happily married’

Now, two senior estate agents have mimicked the video with a copy picture headlined ‘Nothing to See Here’ and a promotional press release entitled ‘Jumping on the Coldplay bandwagon’.

‘Our CEO and head of HR are happily married – to each other’ the ad also says.

The two pictured are Mike and Kath Cleary, who are Custodian and HR Director respectively at Midlands agency Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK).

A company spokesperson told The Neg: “We just thought it was a fun opportunity for us as Mike and Kath are actually CEO and HR director respectively and married, happily, to each other!”

In the news

SBK was in the news last year when it bought independent lettings rival Warwickshire-based Charles Saville Limited.

The firm celebrated its 180th birthday in 2023 by buying five businesses in as many months.

It has more than 180 in-house staff in offices across Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Worcestershire, the West Midlands and the Cotswolds.