While the internet continues to unravel over Coldplaygate — that viral kiss-cam moment featuring tech CEO Andy Byron and his not-so-single HR chief Kristin Cabot — another confession has quietly reignited the conversation around workplace romance, secrecy, and scandal.

Media personality and dating columnist Jana Hocking has stepped forward with a raw and unexpected admission: she was once “the other woman” in a corporate love triangle — and the office cameras saw it all.

In a surprisingly candid essay, Hocking doesn’t mince words. “I was a workplace mistress,” she writes. “Not proud of it, not bragging. But it happened. And I wasn’t the only one in that building doing it.”

What begins as a cheeky look back quickly evolves into a messy, emotional rollercoaster of secrecy, guilt, thrill, and — ultimately — exposure. In the wake of the Coldplay kiss cam fiasco, Hocking’s confession throws fuel on a very 2025 fire: How private is private when there are security cameras, HR policies, and viral video culture at play?

“We Were Hiding in Plain Sight”

Jana recounts the early days of the flirtation with her co-worker — a man she refers to only as “Mr. Ties-and-Tanlines.” Their relationship sparked during a corporate retreat. “It started innocently. Flirty banter over drinks. A shared taxi back to the hotel. Then suddenly, we were sneaking off during lunch breaks, texting under the table in meetings, and lingering just a little too long at the coffee machine.”

The thrill, she admits, was intoxicating. “We were professionals by day, but at 6:01 p.m., all bets were off.” They thought they were being discreet. They weren’t.

The CCTV That Changed Everything

Everything came crashing down when a suspicious office manager decided to review a month’s worth of CCTV footage after noticing an increasing number of late-night “overtime” overlaps between the two. “It was the janitor who caught us,” Hocking says. “Or more specifically, the janitor who told HR that someone had seen a pair of stilettos under the conference table… at midnight.”

The footage was damning — and played a central role in an internal investigation that left Hocking humiliated, her lover transferred to another branch, and rumors swirling across every department floor.

“The worst part wasn’t getting caught,” she confesses. “It was realizing I’d built an entire fantasy on someone else’s reality — a wife, a child, a life I was never meant to be a part of.”

The Coldplaygate Echo

Hocking’s essay arrives just as the world is dissecting another corporate romance gone wrong. Andy Byron, CEO of data firm Astronomer, went viral after ducking a kiss-cam spotlight with his Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot — a woman not his wife. That 15-second clip led to digital chaos, internet sleuthing, and a scandal now dubbed “Coldplaygate.”

Hocking sees the parallel. “When I saw that clip, I didn’t laugh,” she writes. “I saw myself, trying to disappear the same way he ducked that camera. There’s something raw and human in those moments — the second you realize you’ve been caught, and the world is watching.”

“It Wasn’t Love. It Was Loneliness.”

More than a spicy confession, Hocking’s story is a sobering reminder that affairs aren’t always about passion — sometimes, they’re about powerlessness, invisibility, or escapism. “I wasn’t some evil temptress,” she says. “I was exhausted, overworked, emotionally checked out from my personal life. And when someone sees you, even if they shouldn’t… it’s hard to walk away.”

Since the scandal, Hocking has made a name for herself as a dating expert and media figure. But her experience behind office doors remains one of the most formative — and haunting — chapters of her life.

So… Is There a Lesson?

In a world of kiss cams, CCTVs, and public takedowns, Hocking hopes her story can be a quiet reminder. “Before you flirt at the copier or linger in the hallway, ask yourself: Would I want this broadcast at a Coldplay concert?”

The answer, she’s learned, is almost always “no.”