Overview

• In a video posted to their shared YouTube channel on October 13, the duo said they have been in a romantic relationship since 2009.
• They described keeping the relationship private to avoid having their work overshadowed and cited personal factors behind the timing of the disclosure.
• Howell and Lester asked fans to respect boundaries, including not digging into private material or sharing leaks, and stressed a desire for day-to-day privacy.
• They announced a new joint Dan and Phil podcast and emphasized they will continue creating comedy content rather than romantic on-camera material.
• The reveal follows both creators’ 2019 coming-out videos and caps years of online theorizing by the ‘Phan’ fandom.