who are dan and phil

Dan and Phil are an English entertainment and business duo consisting of Daniel Howell and Phil Lester. They are best known for their collaborative work on YouTube since 2009, including their individual channels, their joint gaming channel DanAndPhilGAMES, and other projects like radio shows, books, tours, and TV appearances. They met online in 2009 and later confirmed in October 2025 that they have been romantically involved since they first started making YouTube videos together in 2009, after years of fan speculation. Over the years, they have also lived together and worked on many projects as partners both professionally and personally, though they keep some aspects of their relationship private. Both came out as gay publicly in 2019.