Answering Questions I Would Usually Avoid

Happy 2021!

Fireworks effect!

So today I am gonna get uncomfy,

I'm gonna get a little bit naked,
metaphorically. [laughs]

And as- ask? No, you're askin'.

I am gonna answer
some of the questions

that I would normally avoid

in a standard Q&A.

I'd be looking through the submissions,
and be like, maybe not that one.

I'm gonna choose those ones.

I'm gonna put my hand into
the uncomfortable jar, [gasp]

and see what I feel. [laughs]

So, I asked you guys on Instagram.

I'm feeling slightly apprehensive.

I'm not the most open book on Youtube,

but I'm gonna try and be.

Or if I don't wanna answer it,

I'm just gonna answer the question,

but let you know why

I don't wanna tell ya.

I've had a glass of wine,
and I'm ready [laughs] to roll.

[beep] Let's get messy.

A lot of these questions are
about gayness,

so if you're like,
OMG shut up about the gay,

you're in the minority, it's
what people wanted to know.

It's not all gay though,
we got a mix.

So, to kick things off,
the most popular question,

which does really confuse me,

was 'Are you gay?'.

W-Where have you been?!
Yes, Yes I'm gay.

Did you miss the memo?
Surprise! [confetti noise and laughs]

If you missed it, I made a
whole video about it, did an Instagram.

Go check it out! I like- [crickets]

men.

Are video conventions- [laughs]

massive orgies for
top content creators?

Well, if they are, I think they might have
missed me off the invite list.

It's all I'm saying. [laughs]

Which video earned you
the most ad money in 2020?

Wow, just jumping in there
with my finances!

Place your bets though,

last year, which video do you think
did the best for ad revenue?

Ooh! That is surprising!

Okay, it was 'Trying To Bake My Own
Birthday Cake Without a Recipe!'

By, like, a landslide!
H-How? Why?

That means some specific baking product
might have been advertised on my videos.

Someone was like,
yes Phil is gonna [laughs]

promote this whisk. [sad buzzer]

Maybe not the whisk.

The next is 'Viewers
Pick My Outfits 2',

could have been
cause it was in December.

Ad revenue is higher there.

And the third one is
my Animal Crossing video.

I think those did the best,
because they've got more of a

defined theme like
baking, gaming, fashion.

So when an advertiser is
selling ads on videos,

they're gonna put a keyword in
there, like frogs or baking.

So then a YouTuber makes a video about
that, and then, you make an ad baby.

Yeah.

Tell us about your CURRENT
(in capital letters) dating life?

Wow, those capital letters were quite
aggressive, I'm scared.

Right, I'm gonna answer the question,

which is something
I wouldn't normally do.

We're getting there, but you might
not be satisfied with the answer,

because I don't wanna open the door

to my private life

to millions of people.

Because I think that door
is quite a hard one to close.

And everyone would have an opinion.

And everyone would somehow
feel involved in my personal life.

And I like to keep
that kinda thing offline.

And I don't think that's
gonna change either, so-

[lip smack] if you were
looking for a scoop,

you gonna have to go to a different
ice cream shop, sorry. [laughs]

Who was your childhood [laughs]
celebrity gay awakening crush?

Haven't really thought about that! Erm,
I think Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic

[boing] and The Beach.

I just couldn't keep my eyes
off him. Err- [laughs]

Even if there was a sexy woman in the
movie, especially The Beach, I was like,

Nope! I'm staring at Leo!

Just for the action.

Make sure I don't wanna miss anything.

I mean, you can't blame me!

I think even straight guys find Leo hot!

Are your videos scripted?

No! My. Videos. Are.
Not. [laughs] Scripted.

I work so much better without a script.

I might have some bullet points.

Like this is one of my
video scripts, for example.

I sometimes do struggle, if I've
gotta do some presenting work,

and I have a script.

I forget how to [laughs] intonate words.

And I'm like "Hello! And welcome!".

So I try and take jobs, where they allow
me to put things into my own words,

or I just know the gist of
what I'm meant to say

and say it like I want to.

Even though [laughs] I can't really put a
sentence together, when I'm not scripted,

I think it's slightly better.

Least favourite pic of yourself.

Every bloody photo of me on a red carpet,
I hate! [dramatic sounds]

God, that sounded so show-offy, ooh every
photo of me on the red carpet, but no.

I-I-I hate all the photos of me.

I don't want a photo
on the red carpet!

I always look so derpy.

I don't know what
I'm doing with my hands.

My hair will do something insane.

I've never looked nice.

It's mainly the hand thing,
and I think it's just confidence.

I don't fully hate
the premier experience.

It's just that wall of cameras,
I find so stressful.

I get such imposter syndrome.

I just feel out of place. [laughs]

I am trying harder.

I think, my last couple of
suit looks have been alright,

but generally, don't wanna have a thousand
photos taken.

Do you and the original YouTubers
still talk on a regular basis?

The OG YouTubers.

Who are we talking about here?

I mean my first subscriber John,

I'll still chat to him.

Hang out when we're
in the same place.

Charlieissocoollike the original YouTuber.

If I was in Toronto,
I'd be sure to say hi.

I think a lot of people
grouped me and Dan

into the big conglomeration of
British YouTubers back in the day.

When really I just hated
all of them. [record scratches]

No, I'm kidding. [laughs]

I think I'd see more of them as like,
acquaintances or colleagues.

But I do feel like there is an underlying
connection with any of them.

So if I do see another YouTuber at an
event, or something like that,

It will always be easier to talk
to them, than a stranger,

cause we have this
weird job in common,

which is always a talking point.

Have you ever
been in a fight?

No, I've never punched
someone in the face.

But, I have been attacked.

Which I said very blasé, like
yeah, I've been attacked.

I was about 15 and
I was at a friend's house.

And one of the girls had to go home.

and she was like, "Can you guys
walk me to the bus stop?".

So me and three other guys
walk this girl to the bus stop.

And on the way there,
there were these lads,

obviously looking for a fight.

And they were like
"Are you laughing at me?

Did you say something about me?".

And obviously, we didn't.

Next thing I knew, he just
punched me in the face.

It was just a few punches and kicks,

which no one should ever
have to go through, obviously.

But I know some people have had
it much worse.

I didn't think it affected me at the time,

but it actually really did.

Like, for about two years, I wouldn't
wanna go anywhere in town after dark.

I wouldn't wanna go to
the pub with my friends,

because I'd be scared people
would be waiting outside for me.

And I just got this big fear
that I was gonna get attacked.

Which no one should feel like in
their hometown, but yeah.

It was a bit rough sometimes.

And I think, that fear
just kinda went away,

after I went to university.

Did you actually have a crush
on Sarah Michelle Gellar

or was it just a gay cover up?

Ooh! Right okay.

I think it was partly gay cover up

because whenever I got asked
by a magazine or something,

[warped] "Who's your celebrity crush?".

I didn't wanna just out
myself to a teen magazine.

So I had to have an answer.

But I did find her incredibly iconic

for all of the years that
I watched Buffy growing up.

And I think you can
confuse those feelings of

'Wow, I love this person
so much! They are iconic!"

with "I have a crush on them!".

So, I think I kinda
thought I had a crush.

But looking back, I fancied Spike.

Do you have a secret twitter?

Yes! And I'm following
all of you! [laughs]

No, I have a secret Instagram,

but I have it for the most
boring, unscandalous reason.

Sorry, if you're looking
for some deep tea here.

[laughs] Deep tea.

Alright, I use it
to test drafts,

so people don't think I'm a boomer,

and I know how to post
my pictures properly.

Or I use it to follow reality TV stars,

so people don't think I'm trashy.

Plot twist I am [laughs].

If you're wondering, my favourite
housewife is Sonja Morgan,

and my favourite Yachtie is Eddie.

When did you lose your v-card?

Wow!

T-The funny thing is, about that,

I don't know if times have changed,

but when I was at school, virginity
seemed like such a big thing.

Everyone was like
"Who's a virgin?".

But then, as soon as you finish school,
or go to uni, or whatever you do,

no one ever brings it up again.

No one cares who's a virgin.

No one talks about it.

So if you want an answer
for me – at university.

But generally, anyone watching,

don't feel pressured about virginity.

It's not a thing that people
care about in later life.

And you just do-

[laughs] Do.

You do you.

Until you're ready.

Has anyone famous
slid into your DMs?

If you're talking about
casual friendly conversation,

then yes, a couple.

If you're talking about sliding into the
DMs [music starts] with a raised eyebrow,

then, no. [laughs]

Maybe they're all just
going into my spam folder.

And I've got thirsty
celebrities on tap,

and I just [laughs]
didn't even realise.

Are you an athiest?

I'm an I-dunno-ist.

Agnostic? Is that the word?

I don't know.

I tend not to think
about the bigger picture,

cause it freaks me out too much.

I'm like "What is this?

How is this made?

None of this makes sense.".

And part of me thinks,
this is all so crazy,

maybe there was some kind of creator.

but generally, I'm a wait and
see what happens kind of guy.

If there's any Gods out there
listening,

I love you all.

Let me into heaven, guys.

I'll be fun. I'll bring a board game.

What shade of green is the
feature wall in the new house?

In my last video with Dan,
we announced we're moving!

There were so many
boxes everywhere.

Yeah, the feature wall!

I said we got a
green feature wall.

It is this colour!

I've not actually seen it painted yet,

So it might not match
exactly this colour.

It's a nice pleasing shade of green.

I wanted it to look like a forest
has been shoved into your eyeballs.

Are you obsessed with view counts?

I mean, some people are
completely crazy about it,

I've chatted to some YouTubers,

who've got their eyes like surgically
attached to their YouTube analytics.

I'd say I check my analytics
about once a week.

I kinda just use them as a marker

for how well a video has done,

and if you guys have liked it or not,

I'll be like, ok, that one did less well,

but it got more likes.

Or if this one got
less likes and less views

I'll be like, okay maybe we
won't do that one again,

or i'll change it up a bit.

So, yeah, I don't really worry about it.

I just enjoy making these.

And if lots of you come watch it,

or watch it twice,

or watch it three times, then great!

[whispers] Watch this one twice.

What is the most non-amazingphil
spon you've ever received?

Uh, okay.

When I came out as gay, I got a
lot of requests for spons,

because I think I went
into the gay bucket then,

and lots of gay-friendly companies
were like, "Ooh, a new gay!".

And [laughs] I got one,
honestly, on Instagram

asking me to [laughs] model
their jockstraps. [ding]

For an Instagram picture and
a swipe up on Instagram stories.

And I said yes,

so that is coming next
week along with my OnlyFans.

No, it's not.

I said no, thank you, but no.

I thought I'd save everyone's eyes

and declined that one.

So, my butt is remaining,
not in a spon, [laughs]

for now.

How many times can you
repeat fuzzy duck ducky fuzz?

I know this is meant
to make me swear,

but I'm gonna do it unedited.

[laughs] If it happens, it happens.

So close your ears, if you don't
what to be offended.

Right, here we go.

Fuzzy duck ducky fuzz fuzzy duck ducky
fuzz fucky dust- [laugh]

No, I was trying so hard!

I'm gonna wash my mouth
out with soap now.

Least favourite collab video.

Oh my god, okay.

I'm not going to throw another
youtuber under the bus-

unless we're talking about Dan!

We threw ourselves under the bus,

because we filmed Easter pastel
baking, I think it was called,

on a day we were gonna
get a flight to Australia.

And I was like, it's only
gonna take two hours.

We'll film the video,

get in the taxi.

It did not work like that.

The recipe failed.

The camera failed.

Everything about that video failed,

and we were getting more
and more stressed like,

we're gonna miss the flight,

the taxi's waiting outside,

haven't even put it in the oven.

We didn't know how to make meringues,

we missed out the lemon juice.

it was a complete flop.

It's the worst thing
we've ever baked.

In hindsight it's a hilarious video.

And it was still fun to film,

but if you look into
my eyes during that video,

it's just pure panic. [laughs]

I'm like, we need to get on a plane.

Anyway, im glad we made it.

it was a funny video,

but maybe don't film
the day you're meant to fly.

What is your poop shaped like?

Okay. [laughs]

We've either gone
to a really dark place,

or this person's
just messing around.

Uhh, I think this is a good point
to stop answering questions.

If you're wondering, they
are perfect cubes. [laughs]

But yeah, thanks for this.

I feel like I've just had a chat
with a therapist or something.

I've got a whole host of other ones
that I didn't get around to answering.

So if you want another one
of these, give me a thumbs up.

If you haven't seen it yet,

make sure to check out
my last video with Danny.

Make sure to subscribe, if you haven't.

Ding the bell.

Give yourself a pat on the back.

Practice some self care.

And I will see
you very soon.

Goodbye!