Nearly 16 years of keeping it private, and October 2025 is when Dan Howell and Phil Lester finally confirmed it: they've been romantically together since 2009. That's the whole story in one line, and it still gets me.โฆ



Philip Michael Lester is an English YouTuber, radio presenter, author, and actor who rose to global prominence as one half of the digital media duo Dan and Phil.
Nearly 16 years of keeping it private, and October 2025 is when Dan Howell and Phil Lester finally confirmed it: they've been romantically together since 2009. That's the whole story in one line, and it still gets me.โฆ
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