YouTube double act Dan and Phil have confirmed their relationship after 16 years of fan speculation, ending what they called the "apolcapyptic constant stress of the Dan and Phil dating conspiracy".
Dan Howell and Phil Lester have amassed millions of followers, hosted a BBC Radio 1 show, published best-selling books, and been on world tours.
Many of the British pair's comedy and gaming videos show them in the house they share, and they separately came out as gay in 2019, but they hadn't directly spoken about their relationship.
"We fell into it hard and fast in 2009, and here we are almost 16 years later," Dan said in the new video, telling followers they "can't live in fear any more".
The couple spoke about the impact of intrusion and intense speculation from fans, which Dan said "could have killed me".
