After years of online speculation from fans, YouTubers Dan Howell and Phil Lester are ready to set the record straight on their relationship status.
“Alright, let’s get this over with,” Dan, 34, shared in a YouTube video posted Monday, October 13. “Are Dan and Phil in a relationship?”
Phil, 38, replied that the answer is yes.
“I think a lot of people want to know everything,” he continued. “One of the biggest conspiracies in the history of the internet is ‘Phan’ real?”
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According to the couple — who earned the nickname “Phan” from their first names — they fell “hard and fast” for each other in 2009 when they first started recording YouTube videos together.
“It’s partly our fault,” Phil joked about all the specu