Russell Crowe speaks out about Terri Irwin romance rumours
Last Monday, we reported on Terri Irwin addressing the rumours she was romantically involved with Russell Crowe. After describing him as a “dear friend” and revealing she hasn’t dated since Steve’s death, Crowe has finally spoken out about the rumours for the first time himself.
“The reality break is though that I was great friends with Steve and his wife and his kids are really important to me,” the actor told Dave Hughes and Kate Langbroek on their KIIS FM radio show. “They’re beautiful people, Terri is one of the greatest women I’ve ever met in my life without there being implication for intimacy or whatever.
“You know I do love Terri Irwin, I love her kids and I love how she’s kept the memory of Steve alive and respected the work that the two of them had begun and she’s an absolute champion, but we’re not in a relationship.”
Upon being asked how the rumours affected his and Terri’s friendship, Crowe said they were a source of amusement for both – and even had a positive effect on their relationship. “It actually gets us on the phone every now and then which is a great service because we just talk and we laugh and then she catches me up on stuff and I catch her up on stuff, so in a funny way magazines with their bulls**t are doing us a service because they’re reminding us to stay in touch.”