Dan and Phil Finally Confirm They’re Dating After Years of Rumors—Fans Can’t Keep Calm!
After years of endless fan speculation, beloved YouTubers Dan Howell and Phil Lester, best known as Dan and Phil, have officially confirmed what millions have long suspected: they’ve been dating since they first started making YouTube videos back in 2009.
The duo, who built one of the most iconic partnerships in YouTube history, revealed the truth in a new video titled “Is Phan Real? Dan and Phil Reveal the Truth,” released on October 13 for their 2.9 million subscribers. And yes, the “Phan” ship is finally real!
“Alright, let’s just get this over with,” said 34-year-old Dan at the start of the video. “Are Dan and Phil in a relationship?”
Without hesitation, 38-year-old Phil replied with a simple but world-shaking “Yes.”
Dan joked right after, saying, “Okay, bye! Oh, sorry, you wanted more, didn’t you? You want the juice, the tea, the blood, the tears.”
Phil laughed, admitting that the obsession with their relationship status was “partly our fault.”
“We started filming YouTube videos together the day we met,” Phil said, laughing. “Wouldn’t recommend that!”
Dan added, “We signed up as professional entertainers to make content you could enjoy.”
Still, that bond turned into something deeper. “We fell hard and fast back in 2009,” Dan said, smiling. “And here we are, almost 16 years later.”
Despite being openly gay since 2019, neither Dan nor Phil had ever publicly labeled their relationship before now. As Dan explained, “We started living together, and… here we are.”
Phil even joked, “Technically, we’re not together, because we never said those exact words,” but quickly added that the two “share everything.”
“It’s not always perfect,” Phil admitted. “Don’t get it in your head that we’re some ideal version of a relationship.”
Dan agreed, saying, “We’ve had our ups and downs. If you’re a mess, we’re a mess too. We’re weird. We’re like a weird example of a relationship—15years together, 24/7.”
The two also discussed the challenges of being public figures while maintaining privacy. Phil wondered aloud if their relationship was “something the audience even had a right to know.”
Dan explained, “When you share personal details, it affects your work. Because ‘Dan and Phil’ as a comedy duo is different from ‘Dan and Phil’ as a gay couple; people see that differently.”
Even though they’ve now confirmed their relationship, the pair made it clear that they don’t plan to shift their channel into “couple vlogs” or romantic content. Their main goal, as always, is to entertain and make people laugh.
“For years, trauma from the past and fear of the future stopped us from doing this,” Dan admitted.
“But if you’re still here with us,” Phil added, “we finally want to just be ourselves and do what we love—which is what this was always meant to be.”
Dan ended with a heartfelt message to their fans:
“We just hope you’ll continue to see us with the same energy you always have.”
After years of mystery, speculation, and countless “Phan” theories, the truth is finally out, and fans couldn’t be happier. The internet’s favorite duo is, indeed, a couple, proving once again that love—and laughter—always win.