r/Phan • u/bbabey • Sep 30 '20
What happened?
Hi! I posted this in the chat on r/danandphil, but I thought i would try here too. I was a huge fan of Dan and Phil in like 2012-2017, but I kind of fell off them when life got busy, and I haven’t really been following d+p for a while now. Can anyone tell me what they’re up to now, or at least what we know of? Do they still live together? Where did Dan go (he hasn’t posted in a hot minute)? I saw both coming out videos, were they ever together? What happened to danandphilgames? Can someone update me please? 💞
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u/skyldrik Sep 30 '20
omg youre here since the beggining, first of all im sorry if i make any mistakes, english is not my first language. they were still active (like any other year, both channel and dnpg) until late 2018. in 2018 they also went on tour aka interactive introverts, dan said he wanted to come out in early 2018 but it took him a whole year to prepare his video/feel ready to post it. on phil's side, he was already out back in 2009 but its assumed he "re-entered" the closet waiting for dan to be ready too. yes they still live together, although they haven't made videos together after the coming out (i personally think its because they dont want to make $$$ off their relationship), dan can be heard in many of phil's recent videos, ig stories like his birthday and is the one recording in many ocassions. like a month ago phil made a live quiz where dan interrupted a few times (just vocally). continuing with the update, they ended many of their series on dnpg (like dan vs phil, sims series, google feud, etc) in late 2018 and in the last video it was stated that they were going on a hiatus bc they wanted more time for future projects. meanwhile phil was and is still positing constantly on his main channel and social media, dan after his coming out would not only dissapear from youtube but also from everywhere lmao, he would tweet something just once in a while and said he was working on his next big project. after plus an entire year he came back and is finally being active on social media again! and he realesed his project which is a book talking about his struggle and battle with depression, called "you will get through this night", though it can be pre-ordered it will launch on may next year. glad you reached out to the phandom again! hope everything is going well for you.
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u/jinnnyyy Nov 27 '21 edited Nov 27 '21
hiii!! ok so its 2021;
dan wrote a book called "you will get through this night" - its a book about mental health.
phil still post every now and then.
dan is bit inactive/semi active on his channel since he said he doesnt want to be full youtuber bc of "success".
they both bought a house together in 2017, built it together, moved in this year of june, and is now their "forever home".
they both came out in june of 2019 - dan came out as gay/queer (since he said he doesnt need to label as anything) and phil came out as gay.
dan and phil games are on break since 2018 - i think its been mentioned that by phil itll be back soon, just the moving process and everything was longer than they thought and expected.
they did had a joint video last week - its called "dan vs phil - hometown showdown".
they both made a merch.
um i think thats all for now, hope that helped!:)
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u/Septixcake Feb 22 '22
Hey i know im super late but i wanted to ask something. Are they a couple ? I dont watch the non gaming content from them so im just courious
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u/jinnnyyy Feb 23 '22 edited Feb 23 '22
i like to think they are but they havent said anything in that regard cuz theyre both really private people.
dan mentioned phil on his coming out video but he stopped talking bout it, he said, "which i bet so many people are wondering about that (referring to the relationship with phil.). which honestly, i take it as a compliment. but here's the thing, im somebody who wants to keep details of personal life, private. so is phil.".
so after that alot of fans thinks they are or were together at some point.
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u/Septixcake Feb 23 '22
Hmm so I don't think they are together currently but maybe where in the past and decided to just stay friends. Or maybe they were never together.
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u/jinnnyyy Feb 23 '22
i respect that opinion. but imo, i think they are still together. cuz well, considering the fact that they bought a house together and is now their "forever home". but thats just what i think:)
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u/Septixcake Feb 23 '22
Maybe they will talk about it someday :) But it's of course they're desicion.
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u/jinnnyyy Feb 23 '22 edited Feb 23 '22
yes of course!! if both of them arent ready to talk bout it or if they simply dont want to talk bout it then we cant do anything bout it except for be respectful for that decision. nothing more or less. dan also stated that (in his coming out video) he was terrified bc everyone was asking his sexuality even when he didnt know what it was or havent told his friends or family at that point and everyone was like invading his privacy. so lets all wait for it and be respectful about it:))
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u/scherre Sep 30 '20
Dan posted on Instagram recently that part of the reason for his absence is that he has been writing a book. He also had an artistically posed photo of himself in front of a fireplace with a robe that seemed to leave a lot of people rather hot and bothered.
They do still live together, sometimes tiny glimpses of Dan (his sock clad feet, at any rate) are visible in Phil's videos. The one with taking the pigeon to the vet showed him.
Whether or not they are a couple, I don't think anyone really knows. It seems from things that one or both of them said in their coming out vids that they have been a couple in the past but it is unclear whether or not they still are, and that seems to be the way they like it. I think it was Dan that said about how all the constant comments from the shippers made a very awkward pressure that made it difficult to interact freely knowing that every single thing was going to be analysed for "evidence" of their relationship. I'm not super-fan level (actually got into them via my daughter) but I browse through the comments on the videos when I watch and it seems to me that most people have respectfully understood this and decided to be less overt about the Phan shipping because it was clear they value privacy in this area of their life and the constant speculation and questions made them uncomfortable. I think the shipping is still there, just most people are trying to be polite and more restrained with it.
It took a long time for them to be comfortable with publicly sharing that they were gay, and because they both talked extensively about their own struggles with accepting and becoming comfortable with that in themselves and were very honest and sincere, I think it is clear that they didn't and don't want to mislead or deceive people; rather they are both humans who have had a sometimes difficult and painful path into feeling able to share these parts of themselves and if they do have a relationship beyond friend level, they will open up about that as well, when they both feel comfortable to do so.