Following years of rumours and speculation, YouTubers Phil Lester and Dan Howell have finally confirmed that “Phan” is real.
Since 2009, the British duo have made waves on YouTube and Tumblr with their comedy videos and close relationship, leading many fans to speculate that they are more than just friends.
While Lester and Howell both came out as gay in 2019, they have refrained from confirming if they were more than just friends… until now.
On 13 October, the internet personalities officially revealed their romantic relationship in the video titled ‘Are Dan and Phil in a Relationship?’
At the start of the video, Howell wasted no time addressing the highly requested question while looking into the camera.
“Alright, let’s get this over with. Are Dan and Phil in a relationship?” Howell exclaimed, prompting Lester to respond, “Yes.”
After jokingly walking off camera, the two comedy talents returned to discuss their relationship.
“We fell into it hard and fast in 2009, and here we are almost 16 years later,” Howell said.
Lester added, “Stop telling me how long it was. So yeah, relationship, boyfriends.”
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The duo went on to say that they’ve never truly labelled themselves as boyfriends, with Howell reiterating that it all happened so fast.
“We just ended up living together and here we are,” he added.
Elsewhere in their video, the pair opened up about why they waited to hard-launch their relationship, with Howell partly attributing it to his “extremely homophobic” upbringing.
“Without getting too long or dark or deep, I had an extremely homophobic childhood, okay,” he explained.
“I was deep in the closet… so in my mid-20s I felt we had to hide the relationship because I was still hiding who I was to my friends, family and myself.”
In addition to Howell not being out, the two were hesitant to confirm their relationship for fear that it would overshadow their careers, as many fans were already speculating about their relationship through fanfiction, comments and Tumblr posts.
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While Lester and Howell have now publicly embraced their relationship, the former asked fans not to put them on a pedestal.
“No, it’s not always perfect. Don’t get it into your head that we are the ideal of human partnerships,” he explained.
Howell added: “We have had ups and downs like anybody. We have lived a thousand lifetimes of a normal person’s partnership, and I have no idea why we’ve survived.”
Towards the end of their video, the beloved YouTube personalities laid out new rules for fans, allowing the continuation of shipping and fan fiction writing, while banning digging and leaks.
They also confirmed that they will not be turning into “couple vloggers in bed or being romantic on camera.”
“No, that is not yours. What we want to do is create content to make you laugh. That is what we are giving, and we are hoping that you’re gonna be happy with that,” Howell said.
You can watch the duo’s full relationship hard launch video here or below
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