Relationship of Michelle Phan and Dominique Capraro
The American Youtuber, Michelle Phan, and the hot Swiss model Dominique Capraro have more than eight years of history, which dates all the way back to 2010 when they first met in a Persian cafe, thanks to Michelle’s French.
Whether it’s Michelle featuring Dominique in her YouTube videos or Dominique posting Phan’s photos on Instagram, the lovebirds were never afraid of expressing their love in public.
But what happened then? Why did Michelle stop featuring Dominique in her YouTube videos?
Are they still in a relationship?
Let’s scroll down their memory lane and re-discover some of the best moments of their eight years of roller-coaster emotions. Ready?
Make sure you grab a snack because there is a lot to dive into.
Michelle’s first meet with Dominique Capraro
Have you ever wondered how the power couple met?
Back in 2010, Michelle was off on a weekend in the city of light, Paris. This was her first time in Paris and Phan felt like being a little adventurous. So, she went off to see the magic of the city of love.
She went everywhere, the museum, the Eiffel tower, but she wanted to try a real Persian cafe. Eventually, she found one and went in for a cup of coffee. It didn’t take her long to find out that it was an authentic French cafe with no English translation.
The only problem?
She didn’t know French. She felt embarrassed and went for her mobile to look for some translation.
That’s when Dominique tapper her shoulders and offered help. He translated and ordered everything for her. They got along fine and stayed for a few hours talking about everything. Before they left, they exchanged their numbers and e-mails to stay in touch.
Now that’s how they met.
Michelle’s long distance relationship with Dominique
After her first meet with Dominique, she flew back home.
However, Capraro was in her mind the whole ride. She didn’t realize but she was already in love with the handsome hunk.
She grew fond of Dominique and texting him became her addiction. From the last meal to favorite songs, they started sharing everything with each other. Dominique used to dedicate a playlist to Michelle and she made him listen to cheesy love songs.
Besides sharing messages, videos, songs, and other links, they soon started sharing real things like favorite t-shirts, perfumes, and more.
But wait, let me tell you something:
After their first meet in Paris, they didn’t see each other for two years. Not even a single time, strange but true.
They reunited after two years in Paris where they had their first kiss under the Eiffel tower.
It’s never easy to maintain a long-distance relationship. Here’s what Michelle said about her long-distance relationship with Dominique in one of her YouTube videos:
“I can’t stress how important it is to communicate right when you wake up and before you go to bed, you always want to have the first and last words for your love. Come on, it doesn’t take much effort to say hello or good night, and the most important tip always have a date to meet. This isn’t penned pal stuff. This is a loving relationship, so if you are ready to commit, make a date.”
She added,
“I can’t think of a better feeling than knowing you are about to see the person you love. Those butterflies in your heart, that anxiousness savor it. And when you see that smile, cherish each moment. And when you are together, be yourself, don’t put your best foot forward, show all your flaws, show your bad habits, heck get into a fight every once in a while. There is no such thing as a perfect relationship only a strong one, and the only way to grow stronger is to overcome challenges like I said cherish each moment be yourself and love freely. Don’t hold back.”
And finally:
“Two years later, Dom and I were finally able to see each other and funny enough, we were reunited in Paris. Someone once told me, the good things come to those who wait. But I believe that dreams are really waiting for you, and my dream was waiting for me in Paris. So I went after it. We had our first kiss under the Eiffel tower.”
Dominique changed her for good and she was head over heels in love with him. In one of her YouTube video, she re-discovered the moments when she first met Dominique and also gave tips and advice for a long-distance relationship.
Best moments of Dominique and Michelle’s relationship
Dominique and Michelle took their time. After dating for more than two years, the couple started living together.
Dominique was all over Michelle’s social accounts. She posted his pictures on Instagram and featured him on her YouTube videos. The YouTube sensation was completely in love with the Swiss model.
She also made a video entitled, “My Boyfriend Does My Makeup.” The video featured Capraro.
Like Michelle said, “The good things come to those who wait. But I believe that dreams are really waiting for you. And my dream was waiting for me in Paris. So, I went after it.”
We are glad she did she went after him and the rest is history.
Michelle’s career took a sharp change as Em failed.
Em was a makeup line that L’Oréal pitched her back in 2013. She gave it all and after three years of her involvement, it didn’t sell well. In fact, it gathered intense critical reviews from her fans, who complained about the price of products.
They even accused her that she had, “sold out.” It affected her relationship with Dominique as well.
Michelle’s battle with depression
All of a sudden, Michelle disappeared. From 2016 she stopped making YouTube videos and she hardly posted anything on Instagram.
She left everyone clueless.
There was no news about her relationship with Dominique. Later in 2017, the 31-year-old YouTuber came back and started promoting Em for the second time.
So, why did she leave YouTube?
Well in an interview with Racked, here’s what she said,
“I completely disappeared. I just left. I stopped uploading to YouTube. I’m an Aries so I’m either very hot or very cold. I passed out because I think I was going through depression. I don’t know because I didn’t go to a hospital or anything or get diagnosed, but I was taking a few quizzes online and I felt really sad every day, You would think, This achievement is great. You should be happy. But I wasn’t. I was waking up feeling so broken. I didn’t know why.”
She decided to travel the world to fight her depression. And after a year, she came back re-launching her makeup brand, Em. Fans were curious to know about her relationship.
In an interview in 2016, she opened up about her relationship with Capraro.
Here’s what the entrepreneur had to say:
“He’s not in my videos anymore, I decided to keep our relationship offline. As I got older, I realized that some aspects of my life I really wanted to keep private. But just because something isn’t on Instagram doesn’t mean it’s nonexistent.”
Since then, Michelle hardly posted anything about Dominique on Instagram or featured him on YouTube videos.
But why?
She didn’t clear all the queries and many questions remain unanswered.
The untold story of Dominique Capraro
Dominique Capraro was born on 16 May 1988 in Switzerland. He belongs to a mixed ethnicity as he was raised by an Italian father and Austrian mother. He began modeling during his college days.
Later on his life, he became the runner-up in the Mr. Switzerland competition. He is a talented dancer as well. To continue his career, he moved to the United States and is currently working with Jaffa models, a Chicago based modeling agency.
Capraro became famous as the boyfriend of YouTuber Michelle Phan. Since Michelle decided to keep a low profile, there isn’t much information on Dominique’s recent life.
The marriage rumors
Not long ago, people were wondering whether Michelle and Dominique tied the knot. However, Michelle called off the rumors as she said,
“I have never been so fascinated with anyone in my entire life,” she said. “But I don’t want to be some power couple. I don’t care what people think. We aren’t in any rush to get married and have kids, and I don’t think women should ever feel that pressure.”
It looks like Michelle isn’t ready for getting married. Fans wonder whether Michelle is still in a relationship with Dominique or not.
Her last comments on Dominique was way back in January in 2016. She managed to keep a low profile on her personal life. It’s hard to say that they moved on considering Michelle’s deep connection with Capraro and the love moments that they shared.
Capraro and Phan shared quite a handful of moments together. Do you want to know more about the little things in their relationship?
Michelle featured Capraro in a video where they answered public questions regarding their relationship.
Watch it on her YouTube channel:
What’s your take on her life? Have your say.