{"id":199023,"date":"2025-10-14T18:06:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T18:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/14\/dan-and-phil-reveal-relationship-have-been-together-since-2009\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T18:06:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T18:06:53","slug":"dan-and-phil-reveal-relationship-have-been-together-since-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/14\/dan-and-phil-reveal-relationship-have-been-together-since-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan and Phil Reveal Relationship, Have Been Together Since 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dan and Phil are dating!<\/p>\n<p>In fact, they\u2019ve been a couple <em>the whole time<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>So many YouTubers make headlines for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/ned-fulmer-try-guys-affair-separation-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">being awful people<\/a>, for tragedies, or for sensational new stunts.<\/p>\n<p>Now, after sixteen years, Dan and Phil are showing fans that love is real \u2014 and can outlast a lot of marriages.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Dan and Phil reveal their relationship in October 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-537616 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">YouTube duo Dan and Phil posted a long-anticipated update to share that they are in a relationship and have been for their 16 years of internet fame.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dan-and-phil-confirm-that-they-re-in-a-relationship\">Dan and Phil confirm that they\u2019re in a relationship!<\/h2>\n<p>On the Monday, October 13 episode of their long-running YouTube channel, Dan Howell and Phil Lester decided to break fans\u2019 minds a little bit \u2014 and confirm a long-held belief of many of their viewers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlright, let\u2019s get this over with,\u201d Dan began the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Cxe_YMJ4nUs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video<\/a>, posing the question: \u201cAre Dan and Phil in a relationship?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To that, Phil replied with a simple: \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pair then joked as if that were the end of the video. And, if they had wished, it could have been.<\/p>\n<p>But, especially knowing how many of their fans have spent the past decade and a half admiring their chemistry and speculating about their relationship, they opted to share more.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Are Dan and Phil in a Relationship?\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cxe_YMJ4nUs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>If you aren\u2019t familiar, Dan and Phil are an inseparable YouTube pair who have been mainstays on the internet since 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the early days of Tumblr, before the platform shot itself in the foot to comply with egregious congressional overreach in the form of FOSTA\/SESTA, their fandom was a hit.<\/p>\n<p>There are just shy of 20,000 fanfics dedicated to their relationship (which was only confirmed this week) on one fanfiction site alone \u2014 with the earliest dating to 2010.<\/p>\n<p>As is often the case with certain types of internet duos, long-term fans stick around for fellow fans\u2019 creative works, for the duo\u2019s dynamic, for their personalities \u2014 and for \u201ccrumbs\u201d to feed their <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shipping_(fandom)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shipping<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Some people insisted that they were secretly dating. Others simply wished that they would date, or even just liked to imagine a romantic relationship between the two internet personalities. As it turns out, the first group was right the whole time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Dan and Phil playing a Sims game.\" class=\"wp-image-537617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Dan and Phil playing a Sims game.\" class=\"wp-image-537617 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_02.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On their YouTube channel, Dan and Phil play games while entertaining fans.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-we-just-ended-up-living-together-and-here-we-are\">\u2018We just ended up living together and here we are\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>It was a full ten years after they met \u2014 in 2019 \u2014 that Dan and Phil came out as gay. They came out in separate videos in June of that year.<\/p>\n<p>Six years later, Phil noted in their relationship reveal video that the fan obsession with their once-alleged entanglement might be \u201cpartly our fault.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe started filming YouTube videos together on the day we met,\u201d he noted. The two had met on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Dan chimed in: \u201cWe signed up to be professional entertainers to create content for you to enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, he shared that they \u201cfell hard and fast\u201d right away in 2009. \u201cAnd here we are,\u201d Dan continued, \u201calmost 16 years later.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_03-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Dan and Phil up close on their YouTube channel.\" class=\"wp-image-537618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_03-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_03-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_03-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_03-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_03-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_03-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_03-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_03.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_03-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Dan and Phil up close on their YouTube channel.\" class=\"wp-image-537618 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_03-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_03-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_03-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_03-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_03-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_03-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_03-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_03.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_03.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">During a retrospective episode of their YouTube channel, Dan and Phil looked back at one of their past adventures.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Though they have now been together for longer than a <em>lot<\/em> of marriages last, they have never really put much of  a label on things.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just ended up living together and here we are,\u201d Dan noted. (The two moved in together in 2011)<\/p>\n<p>Phil joked that they never said the words and thus are not \u201ctechnically\u201d together even now. More seriously, though, he shared that they are \u201cpartners in everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vitally, he stressed that \u201cit\u2019s not always perfect. Don\u2019t get into your head that we are the ideal of human partnerships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dan agreed, adding: \u201cWe have had ups and downs. Like anybody, if you\u2019re a mess, we are a mess.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_05-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Dan Howell and Phil Lester in October 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-537619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_05-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_05-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_05-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_05-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_05-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_05-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_05-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_05.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_05-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Dan Howell and Phil Lester in October 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-537619 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_05-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_05-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_05-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_05-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_05-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_05-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_05-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_05.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1014_danandphil_05.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">During their relationship reveal, Dan and Phil discussed how things began in 2009.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-will-this-reveal-impact-their-brand-that-s-up-to-fans\">Will this reveal impact their brand? That\u2019s up to fans<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWe are weird,\u201d Dan added with a laugh. \u201cWe are a bizarre example of a relationship. Like, we\u2019ve been attached at the hip 24\/7 for 15 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During that time, they have mused over whether to address things like their sexuality, let alone their relationship.<\/p>\n<p>They worried about whether certain things were fans\u2019 business. <\/p>\n<p>Also, they acknowledged that their status as confirmed boyfriends could impact their comedy work \u2014 even if they don\u2019t plan to change anything on their end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA big thing with sharing the details of your personal life is how it affects what you do,\u201d Dan summarized. \u201cBecause Dan and Phil, the comedy duo and Dan and Phil, the gay boyfriends, it hits different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to them both! And to the thousands upon thousands of fans who hoped \u2014 or even predicted \u2014 that this announcement would come one day. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/dan-and-phil-dating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 4 minutes Dan and Phil are dating! In fact, they\u2019ve been a couple the whole time. So many YouTubers make headlines for being awful people, for tragedies, or for sensational new stunts. Now, after sixteen years, Dan and Phil are showing fans that love is real \u2014 and can outlast a lot of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":199025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-199023","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}