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Terri Irwin shares sweet image for Bindi's birthday

<p><span>Bindi Irwin is 23 and her family is paying tribute in the sweetest way they know how.</span><br /><br /><span>It is The Crikey! It's The Irwins star’s first birthday as a mother to baby Grace Warrior Irwin Powell, who was born in March this year.</span><br /><br /><span>Bindi's mother Terri Irwin was one of the first to wish her daughter a happy birthday on July 24, after taking to Twitter to post a sweet message alongside an image of Bindi, Terri, and the late Steve Irwin.</span><br /><br /><span>"Happy birthday, beautiful Bindi. You have always been our greatest adventure!" the 57-year-old wrote, alongside the beautiful throwback.</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Happy birthday, beautiful Bindi. You have always been our greatest adventure! <a href="https://t.co/regYdMy5fr">pic.twitter.com/regYdMy5fr</a></p> — Terri Irwin (@TerriIrwin) <a href="https://twitter.com/TerriIrwin/status/1418685505449857029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2021</a></blockquote> <p><br /><span>Bindi's husband Chandler Powell, 24, also took to social media to honour his wife.</span><br /><br /><span>Sharing a photo of Bindi holding a smiling Grace as Chandler holds a turtle, he wrote: "Happy birthday to the most amazing woman I know. Wife, mother, and Wildlife Warrior.</span><br /><br /><span>“My favourite thing about you is your kind heart.</span><br /><br /><span>"You dedicate each day to bringing happiness and love to everyone around you. Today it's our turn to celebrate how incredible you are. I love you ❤️"</span><br /><br /><span>Chandler also shared an image of Bindi cradling baby Grace in her arms to his Instagram Story.</span><br /><br /><span>Bindi's 17-year-old brother Robert Irwin shared his own well wishes on Instagram.</span><br /><br /><span>The young Irwin posted a photo of Bindi, Chandler, himself and Grace, who is sporting a very fashionable pair of purple sunnies.</span><br /><br /><span>"Happy birthday @bindisueirwin 😊," Robert's message began.</span><br /><br /><span>"You've always been the best sister, and now it's so cool to see you as such a wonderful mum to little Grace! I'm so proud of you! (Ps. You and Chandler are raising an absolute fashion icon 😂😎)"</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CRtWhHkDIC9/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CRtWhHkDIC9/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Robert Irwin (@robertirwinphotography)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><br /><span>Australia Zoo also shared a heartfelt message for the now 23-year-old ahead of her birthday.</span><br /><br /><span>"Tomorrow is @BindiSueIrwin's first birthday as a mother💕 She has inspired the world with her kindness and passion for making the world a better place," Australia Zoo wrote on Instagram.</span><br /><br /><span>Bindi herself closed out her special day with a post of her own on Instagram.</span><br /><br /><span>"My first birthday as a mama has been the most beautiful gift. Our sweet Grace Warrior's face says it all," Bindi's message read.</span><br /><br /><span>"Today I celebrated by feeding Monty the crocodile and hugging my gorgeous girl (not at the same time!). 💛</span><br /><br /><span>“Thank you for the lovely birthday messages and kind support, it means the world to me."</span></p>

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The devastating reality behind Steve Irwin’s unearthed letter

<p>A bitter family feud has taken centre stage after Bindi Irwin accused her grandfather of psychologically abusing her.</p> <p>The embattled family’s long standing issues are a far cry from the heartbreaking letter uncovered in 2016.</p> <p>It was a note Steve wrote when he was 32, and in it he detailed his gratitude for his parents and their strength.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7842052/irwin-family.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/3be7bdc1b37f42dc91d44a7ead0d05aa" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Image: Supplied</em></p> <p>“At 32, I am finally starting to figure it out. In good times and in bad, you were there. Your strength and endurance to raise me will not go unrewarded. My love for you is my strength,” the legendary croc hunter penned.</p> <p>“For the rest of my life I will reflect on the unbelievably GREAT times we’ve shared and will continue to share. You’re my best friends!”</p> <p>Irwin’s letter would not be found for almost a decade, but four years after writing it, the conservationist would give birth to his daughter Bindi with Robert closely following behind.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7842049/irwin-family-1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/cf7fcf216cc34686aee648fff4d38625" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Image: Supplied</em></p> <p>Today’s bitter feud is nothing short of devastating, with Bindi insisting her grandfather has never had a kind word to say about her.</p> <p>The star made the unsettling allegations against Bob in her Father’s Day post (Father’s Day outside of Australia was June 20), which she dedicated to her own father, her husband, Chandler Powell, and her father-in-law.</p> <p>When Bindi was asked why she left Bob out of the tribute, the new mum did not hold back in her reply.</p> <p>“Unfortunately my grandfather Bob has shown no interest in spending time with me or my family,” she wrote.</p> <p>“He has returned gifts I’ve sent him after he opened them, he has ignored my correspondence and from the time I was a little girl he has ignored me, preferring to spend time doing anything else rather than being with me.</p> <p>“He has never said a single kind word to me personally. It breaks my heart but it is not healthy to engage in an abusive relationship.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7842050/irwin-family-2.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/513951de9115451b9cc3fdcb442a965d" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Image: Supplied</em></p> <p>“I hope everyone remembers to be kind to one another but most of all care for your own mental health,” she added.</p> <p>“I have struggled with this relationship my entire life and it brings me enormous pain.”</p> <p>Close friends and family members of Bob Irwin quickly rebutted the claims, including his biographer Amanda French.</p> <p>French, who co-wrote Bob’s 2016 autobiography <em>The Last Crocodile Hunter</em>, spoke to Brisbane radio show <em>Stav, Abby and Matt</em> to express her immense grief over Bindi’s comments.</p> <p>According to Amanda, Bob resigned from Australia Zoo in 2008 and hasn’t seen his grandkids since.</p> <p>“It’s a surprise with what Bindi came out and said. There were some pretty weighty terms that were thrown around, psychological abuse and all that stuff. You’d have to have some pretty big evidence to back that. It’s a pretty big call to make,” she said.</p> <p>Another member of the Irwin family, Bethany Wheeler, went on to angrily dispute Bindi’s claims in a Facebook post.</p> <p>Bethany revealed that she is the “the granddaughter of Bob Irwin via marriage of my father and my Stepmother Mandy as a very young child.”</p> <p>She went on to call Bob “the most genuinely beautiful human on this planet and has NEVER spoken out or put down anybody! He is a man who sits silently and battles his demons alone, in what is great sadness. He doesn’t retaliate, only prays for his grandchildren’s safety and good lives.”</p> <p>Wheeler wrote that her “sisters and brothers will happily back me up when I say that Bob Irwin is a passive and beautiful human and these lies need to stop”.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7842051/irwin-family-3.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/2024a076e4824511b6200e29893899ff" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Image: Supplied</em></p> <p>Amanda revealed Bob and Terri Irwin’s relationship suffered after the death of Steve, as the conservationist’s father did not agree with how management quickly began to change.</p> <p>“He’s maintained a very neutral position about it [resigning] even when he published his autobiography.</p> <p>“The reason why he did that is because he knew there would be consequences for Australia Zoo. He didn’t see eye-to-eye on issues to do with Australia Zoo at the time and some of the animals.”</p> <p>In the wake of the international media storm, Bindi announced she would be “taking a break” from social media as a means to protect her mental health.</p> <p>“I’m taking a break from social media and most of my work in the public eye for a month to be with my beautiful daughter and my wonderful family,” she wrote on Instagram.</p> <p>“I feel tremendously grateful to share our life and conservation work with you but I need some time to focus on the happiness that is my family (both human and animal).”</p> <p>Terri Irwin also posted a cryptic yet seemingly pointed message on her own social media.</p> <p>Taking to Twitter, she shared a post about “avoiding certain people” just days after the family’s feud made headlines.</p> <p>The full quote was penned by author and military veteran Steve Maraboli, and reads: “Avoiding certain people to protect your mental health is not a weakness … It’s wisdom.”</p> <p>She captioned the snap, “Thank you @SteveMaraboli. Another jewel. Caring for others seems to be easier than caring for ourselves.</p> <p>“It takes courage to follow through on what we know is the right thing to do. Wishing everyone the best to be brave and wise. It’s worth it!”</p>

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Bob Irwin’s friend sets the record straight: “He hasn’t been back to Australia Zoo"

<p>Bob Irwin’s close friend Amanda French, who co-wrote his Irwin’s autobiography <em>The Last Crocodile Hunter</em> has dropped some major bombs.</p> <p>While in conversation with Brisbane’s <em>Stav, Abby and Matt,</em> Amanda revealed how devastating it was to hear Bindi Irwin’s claims of “psychological abuse” made against her grandfather.</p> <p>Amanda clarified that while there has been bad blood between the family, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to fans.</p> <p>“Bob resigned from Australia Zoo in 2008 and hasn’t seen the kids since that time,” she began.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7841955/bob-bindi-irwin-2.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/e1c2fe82db0842eca1d4701417cf83f2" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Bob and his son, Steve Irwin</em></p> <p>“It’s a surprise with what Bindi came out and said. There were some pretty weighty terms that were thrown around, psychological abuse and all that stuff.</p> <p>“You’d have to have some pretty big evidence to back that. It’s a pretty big call to make.”</p> <p>Amanda says Bob refuses to share what exactly went down between him and Australia Zoo, but alluded that management made big changes when Steve passed away.</p> <p>“He’s maintained a very neutral position about it [resigning] even when he published his autobiography,” she said.</p> <p>“The reason why he did that is because he knew there would be consequences for Australia Zoo.</p> <p>“He didn’t see eye-to-eye on issues to do with Australia Zoo at the time and some of the animals.”</p> <p>Amanda also touched on the gifts Bob returned, saying they were only ever sent from Terri and were incredibly “strange”.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7841954/bob-bindi-irwin-1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/37c1173abd824c8c84079f836aac82b8" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Steve, Terri and Bindi Irwin</em></p> <p>“I’ve been there when he’s received gifts, and it was a shower cap,” she said.</p> <p>“Really strange thing to send a man. To me it’s a passive aggressive thing to do, that’s my perspective. After a while of that, Bob returned one of the gifts.”</p> <p>Amanda also set the record straight on Bindi’s comments about how her family was continuing to financially support Bob, despite having a fractured relationship with him.</p> <p>She said Bob gifted the sanctuary to Steve and Irwin when they got married.</p> <p>“He gave them that zoo.</p> <p>“There was always an agreement that he would be on a pension and looked after.”</p> <p>She went on to say it’s been difficult for Bob, who cannot visit his son’s burial site as it is located in the zoo.</p> <p>“It’s hard for him not to be able to return to his son’s resting place as you can understand,” she revealed.</p> <p>“He hasn’t been back to Australia Zoo since the wildlife hospital was launched in 2008. It was supposed to be dedicated to Bob and his late wife Lynne, because that was where Lynne did the bulk of her wildlife work.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7841957/bob-bindi-irwin.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/bf6053bc872141e38c564ab626995cc4" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Bob Irwin for The Last Crocodile Hunter</em></p> <p>“They retracted Bob’s invitation to attend that launch and he turned up anyway. I organised that event and I remember him turning up on the day and sitting in the audience looking very upset.”</p> <p>Amanda, who has a close relationship with the family, maintained that Bob is a good person.</p> <p>So much so in fact, that many staff members have left the zoo under Terri’s management due to similar issues that Bob had.</p> <p>“When I went back to write the book and spoke to those key people who worked with Bob and Steve, there was still some bad blood there with how they were treated. They adored them [Bob and Steve], and never had a boss like them again.”</p> <p>Amanda says that while she wrote the book about the croc hunter, Bob did try to send his grandchildren letters but was unsure if they were receiving them or not.</p> <p>Due to the confusion, Amanda says Bob chose to “close off the book with a message to his grandkids” instead.</p> <p><em>Images: Supplied</em></p> <p>Bindi Irwin made upsetting allegations against her grandfather, Bob Irwin in her Father’s Day post dedicated to her own father, her husband, Chandler Powell, and her father-in-law.</p> <p>When asked why she left her grandfather out of the post, Bindi unleashed, saying: “Unfortunately my grandfather Bob has shown no interest in spending time with me or my family.</p> <p>“He has returned gifts I’ve sent him after he opened them, he has ignored my correspondence and from the time I was a little girl he has ignored me, preferring to spend time doing anything else rather than being with me,” Bindi went on to say.</p> <p>“He has never said a single kind word to me personally. It breaks my heart but it is not healthy to engage in an abusive relationship.</p> <p>“I hope everyone remembers to be kind to one another but most of all care for your own mental health,” she added.</p> <p>“I have struggled with this relationship my entire life and it brings me enormous pain.”</p> <p>Bindi has since taken time away from social media, citing it was for her well-being.</p>

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Bindi Irwin’s new bub makes some new friends at Australia Zoo

<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: Terri Irwin / Twitter</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bindi Irwin’s newborn daughter, Grace Warrior Irwin Powell, got to make some new fluffy friends at her family’s Australia Zoo.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Terri Irwin, Bindi’s mother, posted a cute photo on Twitter of herself holding her three-week old granddaughter, crouching down to greet two chickens. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alongside the photo, Terri wrote, ‘Introducing Grace to some of the animals living in her backyard @AustraliaZoo.’ </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bindi retweeted the photo, writing, ‘The most wonderful moment.’</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CNyYk_6BRsS/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CNyYk_6BRsS/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Bindi Irwin (@bindisueirwin)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">Bindi, 22, announced Grace’s birth on March 25 in a post celebrating the birth and her anniversary with her husband, Chandler Powell.</p> <p dir="ltr">‘March 21, 2021. Celebrating the two loves of my life. Happy first wedding anniversary to my sweetheart husband and day of birth to our beautiful daughter,’ she wrote.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CM4Tcp4haH0/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CM4Tcp4haH0/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Bindi Irwin (@bindisueirwin)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr"><span>Bindi revealed her daughter’s middle name was a tribute to her late father, Steve Irwin. Her post continued, ‘Our graceful warrior is the most beautiful light. Grace is named after my great-grandmother, and relatives in Chandler’s family dating back to the 1700s. Her middle names, Warrior Irwin, are a tribute to my dad and his legacy as the most incredible Wildlife Warrior.’</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLm7vdOhJNr/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLm7vdOhJNr/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Bindi Irwin (@bindisueirwin)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">Steve Irwin passed away at 44, after being injured by a stingray off the Australian coast in 2006.</p> <p dir="ltr">‘Her last name is Powell and she already has such a kind soul just like her dad,’ Bindi wrote.</p> <p dir="ltr">‘There are no words to describe the infinite amount of love in our hearts for our sweet baby girl. She chose the perfect day to be born and we feel tremendously blessed.’</p> <p dir="ltr">Following her marriage to Powell, 24, on March 25, 2020 in a private and socially-distanced ceremony at the zoo, Bindi announced she was expecting her first child with Powell in August.</p>

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Terri Irwin says family found "meaning of life" after Steve's passing

<p>A 2019 interview has resurfaced about how close the Irwin family are and how the passing of father Steve, 44, brought them closer together.</p> <p>Terri, 56, revealed that the tragic death of her husband made the bonds between the family even stronger and built the foundation for a family tie that is incredibly close.</p> <p>"We are a family who works together, lives together and holidays together – we spend almost every moment in each other's company, whether it's at Australia Zoo or on one of our conservation properties here in Australia or making a documentary somewhere in Africa, so it's vitally important that we have great relationships – and we do," says Terri to<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/celeb-news/terri-irwin-steve-irwin-death-53777" target="_blank"><em>Now To Love</em></a>.</p> <p>"We communicate well, and I think it's a natural effect of losing Steve. I think we became closer and stronger as a family and we have developed this awareness that allows us to truly value the people closest to us even more than we already did.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLARU85BvCU/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLARU85BvCU/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Bindi Irwin (@bindisueirwin)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>"It's sad that it takes a tragedy such as Steve's death to amp that up in your life, but it does make you want to live every day to the fullest and appreciate the people you love. I'm the first to admit that I can be a little overwhelming sometimes, but I have a saying that I think is very true. It's that the meaning of life is unconditional love and that's what we have for each other."</p> <p>The bonds between Bindi, 22 and her 17-year-old brother Robert have only become stronger as Bindi announced she was expecting with husband Chandler Powell.</p> <p>The couple recently said that they are waiting to meet their daughter before they name her.</p> <p>"We are waiting to meet her before we decide on a name. We want to hold her and make sure the name that we choose fits her perfectly,” she said.</p> <p>“We have been looking through family history on both my side and Chandler’s side for family name inspiration.</p> <p>“Once she arrives I think we’ll know exactly what to name her.”</p>

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Terri Irwin to reveal new home videos in Netflix documentary

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <p>The Irwin family have been a household name for decades, and a new rumoured Netflix documentary about the beloved family is set to ensure they'll be one for years to come.</p> <p>According to<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.newidea.com.au/terri-irwin-feud-family-tapes" target="_blank"><em>New Idea</em></a><em>,<span> </span></em>Terri Irwin has a "treasure trove of VHS tapes" that are about key moments in the lives of her family.</p> <p>“Terri has had a recorder permanently attached to her for years,” tells the insider.</p> <p>“She’s been documenting almost every moment of Bindi and Robert’s lives. She’ll likely have it in the birthing suite, too, when Bindi has her baby!”</p> <p>"Terri's one step ahead of the game, as usual, and is pulling it all together for a really lush documentary. TV networks would write blank cheques for some of the stuff she has!" the insider continued.</p> <p>According to the insider, Terri often looks at the family videos as they are some of the last moment she had with late husband Steve.</p> <p>"She loves how some big stars have had their own stories produced for Netflix and would like to give her story the same treatment – she knows it's what fans would enjoy," they added.</p> <p>While it is something fans might enjoy, there is one Irwin that could put a stop to it before it's even aired.</p> <p>“Steve’s father, Bob, would take real issue with this,” says the insider. “He’s always had it in his head that Terri commercialised Australia Zoo and made it into this big theme park, which he felt was her selling out the family’s conservation mission.</p> <p>“I doubt he’d be too happy about her turning private moments with his only son into a big production. Bob himself will be in some of those old movies – he would definitely not give over permission to be included.”</p> </div> </div> </div>

Terri Irwin gives big clue on Bindi’s baby name

<p>Terri Irwin has given fans a major “clue” on Bindi’s baby name.</p> <p>As the world waits in anticipation for more details about the wildlife conservationist’s first child with husband Chandler Powell, Terri has given a big clue.</p> <p>In a new interview with <em>The Morning Show,</em> the grandmother to-be revealed that Bindi and Chandler are likely to name their first child after someone in the family.</p> <p>“I do have a bit of a scoop, which is that they are looking at family tree names,” Terri said.</p> <p>She said that Bindi and her husband were looking at “some of the names within my side of the family and Chandler’s side of the family to get ideas”.</p> <p>“You know how people go to baby names online - they’re looking at the family tree.</p> <p>“So there’s a clue for all of us.”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CKhUpvmhDc6/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CKhUpvmhDc6/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Bindi Irwin (@bindisueirwin)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The 56-year-old also revealed what she would like Bindi’s baby to call her.</p> <p>“In Europe they often call grandmothers bunny, so I’m going to be ‘grandma bunny.’</p> <p>“I thought that was really cute.</p> <p>Bindi’s brother, Robert Irwin, said his big sister and her husband were yet to settle on a name for their impending bundle of joy.</p> <p>“I think they’ve got ideas, but they really want to see the little one, that’s what Bindi and Chandler are saying,” he explained.</p> <p>“They want to see this beautiful little girl, hold her and then come up with a name.”</p>

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Bindi Irwin shares emotional tribute to Robert on his 17th birthday

<p>Robert Irwin is celebrating his 17th birthday, and his older sister Bindi has paid homage to the teen croc hunter the best way she knows how.</p> <p>While Bindi has reached the halfway milestone in her pregnancy, it didn’t stop her from penning an emotional tribute to her brother on his special day.</p> <p>"Happy birthday to my amazing brother! Your kind heart and fantastic sense of humour makes my every day," she wrote alongside some photos of Robert walking her down the aisle at her wedding in March.</p> <p>"Our baby girl is going to love her 'funcle' [fun uncle] so very much. You're one of the brightest lights the world has ever seen. I'll always be here for you. Love you!"</p> <p>Robert replied to his sister's message in the comments section writing, "Bindi!! Thank you so much, I am so lucky to be your brother and about to be a funcle. love you heaps!"</p> <p>Bindi's husband Chander Powell also wrote his own sweet message to his brother-in-law.</p> <p>"Wishing a happy 17th birthday to my awesome brother-in-law," he wrote.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CIOhx3EhKqW/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CIOhx3EhKqW/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Chandler Powell (@chandlerpowell)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>"Whether it's going for a surf, feeding a crocodile or late night spotlighting I'm always grateful for all of the adventures we have! Can't wait to celebrate with you today, Robert."</p> <p>Terri Irwin changed it up slightly and took to Twitter to share her own message alongside a photo of Robert at four-years-old.</p> <p>"I remember the hollow tree that was your castle when you were four. Today you are seventeen," she captioned two images of Robert at four and seventeen.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">I remember the hollow tree that was your castle when you were four. Today you are seventeen. May the simple things in life always bring you happiness. Every day you make me happy. And proud. And I will love you beyond forever. <a href="https://t.co/yDVnhFIOVD">pic.twitter.com/yDVnhFIOVD</a></p> — Terri Irwin (@TerriIrwin) <a href="https://twitter.com/TerriIrwin/status/1333502588050833410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2020</a></blockquote> <p>"May the simple things in life always bring you happiness. Every day you make me happy. And proud. And I will love you beyond forever."</p>

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Terri Irwin sweetly reveals Steve Irwin's dying wish

<p>Terri Irwin has revealed the promise she made to her late husband Steve Irwin before his tragic death.</p> <p>She opened up about the crocodile hunter's dying wish in a new documentary called <em>Crikey! It's the Irwins: Life in Lockdown</em>.</p> <p>She explained that she promised Steve that she would continue to run the zoo he established on the Sunshine Coast and it would continue operate.</p> <p>"He said to me, if anything happens to me, just make sure Australia Zoo continues. So it is really important that we keep this going," Terri explained in the emotional clip, which you can watch in the player above.</p> <p>Australia Zoo has faced financial hardship due to the loss of the tourism dollar as well as Australia closing its borders to international travellers.</p> <p>Terri informs Bindi, 21, and Robert, 16 that she was unsure how long the zoo would need to be closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CCZJyPBBuYy/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CCZJyPBBuYy/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Bindi Irwin (@bindisueirwin)</a> on Jul 8, 2020 at 12:34pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>"We don't really know how long we're going to be shut down for," Terri said.</p> <p>"It might be another month, it might be another six months."</p> <p>In the video, Bindi said that she wishes her father was still around to help out the family during the tough time.</p> <p>"I just keep thinking gosh, I just wish dad was here to help us out with everything, you know," Bindi said.</p> <p>"We have enough food to continue on for about six weeks," Bindi explained about the zoo, adding, "But after that we are going to seriously be running out of funds."</p> <p>Terri said that the family have been brought closer together after the death of Steve, who passed away after being stabbed in the chest by a stingray on the Great Barrier Reef.</p> <p>"We communicate well, and I think it's a natural effect of losing Steve. I think we became closer and stronger as a family and we have developed this awareness that allows us to truly value the people closest to us even more than we already did," Terri told <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/celeb-news/terri-irwin-steve-irwin-death-53777" target="_blank" class="_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtflink"><em>The Australian Women's Weekly</em></a> in 2019.</p> <p>"It's sad that it takes a tragedy such as Steve's death to amp that up in your life, but it does make you want to live every day to the fullest and appreciate the people you love," she added.</p>

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Bindi Irwin shares touching wedding anniversary tribute to Steve and Terri

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text "> <p>Daughter Bindi Irwin shared a sweet tribute to her late father Steve Irwin and her mother Terri Irwin on their 28th wedding anniversary.</p> <p>She shared the tribute on Instagram, which showed Terri cradling a baby kangaroo and Steve has his arm around Terri in his signature khaki outfit.</p> <p>“Mum & Dad, Happy Anniversary. There are no words to describe how much I love you both. Thank you for teaching me and Robert the meaning of unconditional love,” Bindi wrote.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CBAo2TehMse/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CBAo2TehMse/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">‪Mum & Dad,‬ Happy Anniversary.‬ There are no words to describe how much I love you both. Thank you for teaching me and Robert the meaning of unconditional love. ❤️‬</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/bindisueirwin/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Bindi Irwin</a> (@bindisueirwin) on Jun 4, 2020 at 3:33am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Steve and Terri were married in Terri’s hometown of Eugene, Oregon on June 4th, 1992.</p> <p>The pair were married for 14 years before Steve was killed after being pierced in the chest by a stingray barb while filming a wildlife documentary in 2006.</p> <p>Bindi has spoken about how the pair are still soulmates despite her father’s passing.</p> <p>"My dad is still very much my mum's soul mate. And I think that no matter what, Mum always says that they'll always be married," Bindi told<span> </span><em>E! News</em><span> </span>in 2017, on what would've been her parents' 25th wedding anniversary.</p> <p>Terri also made a tribute, explaining that Steve asked her to marry him in Australia Zoo.</p> <p>"It was 28 years ago today, here at @AustraliaZoo, that Steve asked me to marry him. Life is constantly changing. Love is forever," she tweeted.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">It was 28 years ago today, here at <a href="https://twitter.com/AustraliaZoo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AustraliaZoo</a>, that Steve asked me to marry him. Life is constantly changing. Love is forever. <a href="https://t.co/KKBRjEQwvq">pic.twitter.com/KKBRjEQwvq</a></p> — Terri Irwin (@TerriIrwin) <a href="https://twitter.com/TerriIrwin/status/1223870032502906880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 2, 2020</a></blockquote> <p>Bindi followed in her father’s footsteps as she was married in Australia zoo and her husband Chandler Powell proposed at the wildlife park in 2019.</p> </div> </div> </div>

Relationships

Russell Crowe's figgy gift for Bindi Irwin: "You’ll always be part of our family”

<p>Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell surprised the world by getting married in an intimate ceremony at Australia Zoo before the lockdowns came into place in Australia.</p> <p>Russel Crowe, long-time friend of the Irwins, thoughtfully gifted the newlyweds a fig tree as a wedding present.</p> <p>As the coronavirus pandemic continues around the world, the pair decided to celebrate Crowe’s 56th birthday in a sweet way by hugging the tree that Crowe gifted them.</p> <p>“Happy birthday Russell. You'll always be part of our family,” Bindi, 21, wrote on Tuesday.</p> <p>She added: “Even though we can't see you right now, we're giving the beautiful fig you gifted us a hug and thinking of you. Hope your day is extraordinary!”</p> <p>Bindi then shared a second photo of the sweet gift tag attached to the Port Jackson fig tree.</p> <p>“Presented to Bindi and Chandler to commemorate their wedding. Love from Russell Crowe and family,” it read.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B-qt4W7BRyb/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B-qt4W7BRyb/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">‪Happy Birthday, @russellcrowe 💙‬ ‪You’ll always be part of our family. Even though we can’t see you right now, we’re giving the beautiful fig you gifted us a hug and thinking of you.‬ ‪Hope your day is extraordinary.‬</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/bindisueirwin/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Bindi Irwin</a> (@bindisueirwin) on Apr 6, 2020 at 10:11pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Fans were quick to praise Crowe’s unique wedding gift to the newlyweds.</p> <p>“What an Amazingly thoughtful gift. The gift that keeps giving. Anniversary after anniversary. I’d take pictures of that tree it’s kinda symbolic it changes as it grows as will your marriage,” one fan wrote.</p> <p>The newlyweds tied the knot in front of only three people at the zoo, with Bindi’s mother Terri, brother Robert and Steve’s best friend Wes Mannion in attendance.</p>

Home & Garden

How Bindi Irwin will be honouring her father Steve at her wedding

<p>Australia’s sweetheart Bindi Irwin is excitedly planning her wedding with partner Chandler Powell.</p> <p>Mum Terri Irwin couldn’t be prouder and has shared a sweet detail as to how the pair plan on honouring Bindi’s father Steve at the wedding.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B9kJguhBbTc/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B9kJguhBbTc/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Bindi Irwin (@bindisueirwin)</a> on Mar 10, 2020 at 12:27pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>"We want to acknowledge Steve by all of us lighting this candle for him, but you know, I guess in some ways it's not necessary because Steve will be there anyway," Terri told the<span> </span><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.couriermail.com.au/lifestyle/uonsunday/life-after-steve-how-the-irwin-family-managed-to-survive-and-thrive/news-story/616e1bac43fc11b057f4028b223a4f58" target="_blank">Courier Mail</a>.</p> <p>"I believe the people we love always are. You know, if you are missing someone, I think it's helpful to know that scientifically you can't actually create or extinguish life, you can only change its form," she said.</p> <p>“So, if you are grieving someone you loved very much, look to science and just remember that when you boil the kettle and steam comes out, it doesn’t mean the water has gone.”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Aa6LLB-fo/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Aa6LLB-fo/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Bindi Irwin (@bindisueirwin)</a> on Feb 25, 2020 at 2:26pm PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Terri also shared that Bindi’s brother Robert will walk her down the aisle in Steve’s absence.</p> <p>“Bindi has asked Robert to walk her down,” Terri says, “which I think is so right, I know Steve would feel the same way too.”</p> <p>Bindi announced her engagement to American wakeboarder Chandler as he proposed on her 21st birthday.</p> <p>"On my birthday I said ‘yes’ & ‘forever’ to the love of my life," she wrote on Twitter.</p> <p>"Chandler, close to 6 years ago I fell in love with you & every day since has been a whirlwind of adventure & true happiness. Here’s to a lifetime of friendship, purpose & unconditional love."</p>

Family & Pets

Tributes flow in upon the passing of Monty Python's Terry Jones

<p>Monty Python stars Michael Palin and John Cleese have led the tributes to Terry Jones, who has died at the age of 77.</p> <p>The actor and writer died at his North London home on Tuesday evening, four years after he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.</p> <p>“His work with Monty Python, his books, films, television programs, poems and other work will live on forever, a fitting legacy to a true polymath,” Jones’ family said in a statement.</p> <p>“We, his wife Anna, children Bill, Sally, Siri and extended family would like to thank Terry’s wonderful medical professionals and carers for making the past few years not only bearable but often joyful. We hope that this disease will one day be eradicated entirely.”</p> <p>Tributes have flowed for the late Python, with fellow <em>Flying Circus </em>stars leading the remembrance.</p> <p>“It feels strange that a man of so many talents and such endless enthusiasm, should have faded so gently away,” John Cleese wrote.</p> <p>“Of his many achievements, for me the greatest gift he gave us all was his direction of <em>Life of Brian</em>. Perfection.”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Just heard about Terry J<br /><br />It feels strange that a man of so many talents and such endless enthusiasm, should have faded so gently away...<br /><br />Of his many achievements, for me the greatest gift he gave us all was his direction of 'Life of Brian'. Perfection<br /><br />Two down, four to go</p> — John Cleese (@JohnCleese) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnCleese/status/1219979583719690241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2020</a></blockquote> <p>“It’s too sad if you knew him, but if you didn’t you will always smile at the many wonderfully funny moments he gave us,” said Eric Idle.</p> <p>Co-writer Sir Michael Palin told PA news agency: “He was kind, generous, supportive and passionate about living life to the full.</p> <p>“He was far more than one of the funniest writer-performers of his generation, he was the complete Renaissance comedian – writer, director, presenter, historian, brilliant children’s author, and the warmest, most wonderful company you could wish to have.”</p> <p>Other celebrities and comedy figures also honoured Jones on social media.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Farewell, Terry Jones. The great foot has come down to stamp on you. My god what pleasure you gave, what untrammelled joy and delight. What a wonderful talent, heart and mind</p> — Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) <a href="https://twitter.com/stephenfry/status/1219968120686813184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2020</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">May the dear, great Terry Jones find eternal peace in the loving embrace of Jesus Christ. Or more likely of Brian.</p> — Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) <a href="https://twitter.com/rustyrockets/status/1220026467070832640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2020</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">May the dear, great Terry Jones find eternal peace in the loving embrace of Jesus Christ. Or more likely of Brian.</p> — Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) <a href="https://twitter.com/rustyrockets/status/1220026467070832640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2020</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">💔 <a href="https://t.co/GRiFTZXztV">pic.twitter.com/GRiFTZXztV</a></p> — Pegg News (@simonpegg) <a href="https://twitter.com/simonpegg/status/1219971220801753089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2020</a></blockquote> <p>Jones’ comedy series <em>Monty Python’s Flying Circus </em>first aired in October 1969. The show propelled the Monty Python group’s popularity and was followed by a number of films, including <em>Monty Python and the Holy Grail</em> (1975), <em>Life of Brian</em> (1979) and <em>The Meaning of Life</em> (1983).</p>

Caring

Bindi Irwin reveals her favourite wedding planning moment so far

<p>Wedding planning continues for the bride and groom-to-be, Chandler Powell and Bindi Irwin. </p> <p>The 21-year-old is proving to be well-prepared so far and has already locked in the Australia Zoo for her venue as well as her wedding gown. </p> <p>Now, Bindi is focussing her attention on another major feature for her big day: the wedding cake.</p> <p>The wildlife star shared a photo of herself, her fiance, her mother Terri Irwin and loved ones as they sampled a number of flavours while wedding cake testing on Sunday. </p> <p>Wedding cake tasting together has been one of the best planning moments so far. I'm beyond grateful to have the love and support of this amazing group in my life," the daughter of the late Steve Irwin wrote in the caption of the adorable picture. </p> <p>"This might have been my favorite planning moment yet." Chandler wrote not too soon after the photo was posted. </p> <p>Last month, Bindi’s little brother, Robert, revealed his sister is already completely invested in her wedding planning just months after Chandler proposed with a gorgeous two-carat,m vintage oval diamond on July 24 - Bindi’s 21st birthday. </p> <p>"This might have been my favorite planning moment yet."</p> <p>"Bindi is in planning mode, she's incredible. She's got all the colour-coded binders," the 15-year-old told<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://people.com/" target="_blank">People<span> </span></a>magazine. </p> <p>Bindi playfully added, "Saving the world and planning a wedding. It's tough! [But] it's a healthy balance."</p> <p>The couple have yet to reveal their wedding date but they will tie the knot at Australia Zoo some time in 2020 in front of family, friends and furry animals.</p> <p><span>Scroll through the gallery above to see Bindi with her family. </span></p>

Food & Wine

The beautiful ways Bindi Irwin will honour dad Steve Irwin on her wedding day

<p>Bindi Irwin is set to wed Chandler Powell next year at Australia Zoo and now Bindi Irwin has revealed she will honour her late father, the iconic Steve Irwin, at the ceremony. </p> <p>The conservationist and animal expert has been carrying out the Crocodile hunter’s legacy since he passed away in 2006 alongside her family, revealed that her brother and mother will become an important part of the special day. </p> <p>“I really want to include Dad on the day and make sure that he is with us in some way,” Bindi told<span> </span>People.</p> <p>“Just little bits of Dad that will make it feel like he’s there with us.”</p> <p>Bindi says her and Chandler will hold a candle lighting ceremony for Steve. </p> <p>“So we’ll be able to all get up as a little family and light a candle in his honour and share a few words on what an amazing dad he was and still is.”</p> <p>Bindi announced her engagement to Chandler on her 21st birthday in July, after the couple had been dating for over six years. </p> <p>Steve irwin passed away on the documentary series<span> </span>Ocean’s Deadliest<span> </span>when he was attacked by a stingray off the coast of the Great Barrier Reef on September 4, 2006. He was 44. </p> <p>“Out of everyone in our family, Dad would always get the most emotional out of everyone,” Bindi said. </p> <p>“We’re all very emotional people, but Dad, anytime we would achieve anything as kids, he would just start crying. </p> <p>“I remember the first time I ever filmed with little ants on camera, I was telling the camera that these little ants are so important to protect and he just started crying.”</p> <p>“It was really special that he was the one that was so excited about the big moments in our lives and there isn’t a bigger moment that I can think of than getting married to Chandler,” she added. </p> <p>“It’s going to be a really special day.”</p>

Relationships

Why Bob Irwin hasn't spoken to granddaughter Bindi in 10 years

<p>When Bindi Irwin will finally say her vows to fiance Chandler Powell, at Australia Zoo in 2020, her grandfather Bob Irwin will not be there to celebrate with her. </p> <p>While talking to <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/qweekend/setting-the-record-straight-wildlife-warrior-bob-irwin-breaks-his-silence-on-terri-bindi-robert-and-tells-of-life-after-steve/news-story/8ce8756236cfd0dd0c1aca999c101ade" target="_blank"><em>The Courier Mail</em></a><em>, </em>the 80-year-old environmentalist and conservationist said so far, he and his wife Judy had not been invited to his granddaughter's wedding. </p> <p>They don’t expect to either however, as they have not seen each other in over ten years. </p> <p>The father of Steve Irwin still insists there is no rift between him and his son’s family, despite the “upsetting rumours”. </p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B1w0rxdBKnt/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B1w0rxdBKnt/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Bindi Irwin (@bindisueirwin)</a> on Aug 29, 2019 at 2:24pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Mr Irwin referenced a particularly accusatory article that was published after the couple announced their engagement that interpreted his “no comment” as a sign of a deep split. </p> <p>“Although a lot of untruths and rubbish and absolute garbage have been written by scumbags in the past, you reach a point where you’ve had enough. It’s important everybody knows the truth, not just Bob and Bindi,” he told the publication.</p> <p>“No, I haven’t had an invite to the wedding and, to be perfectly honest, I wouldn’t expect to be invited to the wedding.”</p> <p>Rumours surrounding the relationship between Bob and his grandchildren intensified in 2015, weeks after then 17-year-old Bindi won the US <em>Dancing With the Stars. </em></p> <p>Bob told the <em>Herald Sun </em>he was “so proud of her and what she’s achieved”. </p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B1pPJ5mhcHS/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B1pPJ5mhcHS/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Bindi Irwin (@bindisueirwin)</a> on Aug 26, 2019 at 3:41pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“She seems to be able to take on everything that life throws at her — she’s definitely got an amazing future ahead of her,” he said.</p> <p>The 80-year-old admitted that he and Bindi were not in touch. </p> <p>“She seems to be able to take on everything that life throws at her — she’s definitely got an amazing future ahead of her,” he said.</p> <p>“It’s sad but it’s just the way things are.”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B2FfGq3hhuM/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B2FfGq3hhuM/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">Pioneering Herpetologist and Animal Conservationist Bob Irwin Snr at home on his property near Kingaroy. Straight shooting, no nonsense, wonderfully caring man. Shot for @qweekend @couriermail . . . . . #wildlife #conservation #animals #portrait #people #australian #queenslander #reptiles #bobirwin #canonaustralia #queensland #australia #environment #earth</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/lachiemillardphoto/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Lachie Millard</a> (@lachiemillardphoto) on Sep 6, 2019 at 2:59pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Bob was last photographed with his daughter-in-law and grandchildren in 2007, according to Getty Images, at the Steve Irwin Memorial Day at Australia Zoo. </p> <p>Rumours of a family rift began when Bob resigned from his position at Australia Zoo, due to differences in opinion when it came to operating the national attraction. </p> <p>Now he lives with his wide in Kingaroy, Queensland and says he just wants what is best for his grand kids. </p> <p>“I want (Bindi and Robert, 15) to be able to do what they want from day to day, enjoy life, enjoy the animals, achieve things, without worrying about things that should never be presented to them (like that article),” he said.</p> <p>“Much the same as any other parent or grandparent, I would wish (Bindi and Chandler) all the best — which I do — and hope things go really, really well.”</p> <p>Scroll through the gallery above to see Bindi Irwin with her fiance, Chandler. </p>

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"Thankful": Bindi Irwin's touching tribute to her family

<p>Only recently, Bindi announced her engagement to her boyfriend of six years, Chandler Powell, on her 21st birthday. </p> <p>And on Thursday the young conservationist shared a sweet post to her social media to pay tribute to her family. </p> <p>“Thankful to have such a beautiful family to hold my hand and share life's most magical moments,” Bindi wrote. </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Thankful to have such a beautiful family to hold my hand and share life’s most magical moments.<br /><br />I love you beyond description <a href="https://twitter.com/TerriIrwin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TerriIrwin</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/RobertIrwin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RobertIrwin</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/chandlerpowell9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@chandlerpowell9</a> ❤️💍 <a href="https://t.co/BpxmGhzMvO">pic.twitter.com/BpxmGhzMvO</a></p> — Bindi Irwin (@BindiIrwin) <a href="https://twitter.com/BindiIrwin/status/1156880430877958144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 1, 2019</a></blockquote> <p>Chandler also had a heartwarming message for his fiancee, writing: "We are all so thankful to have you and your light in our lives.”</p> <p>The gorgeous images and sweet words had an effect on fans who took to the comments to share their own sentiments. </p> <p>“You are truly one of the best role models out there for girls growing up in these next generations. Thank you and congratulations,” one comment read. </p> <p>Another added: “Congrats! Your Dad would be so proud of you.”</p> <p>It was just last week Bindi shared that she and her boyfriend would be tying the knot, and gushed over the beautiful surprise. </p> <p>The young star admitted she had no idea the proposal would take place and didn’t notice her brother snapping pics of the two as they shared their heartfelt moment. </p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0TAR_9hAl8/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0TAR_9hAl8/" target="_blank">I am beyond happy for you two. You are true soulmates and have always been so completely perfect for each other. Love you both and congratulations 💍</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/robertirwinphotography/" target="_blank"> Robert Irwin</a> (@robertirwinphotography) on Jul 24, 2019 at 3:56am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Robert took to Instagram at the time to say photographing his sister’s engagement was “one of the most special times ever.”</p> <p>“I’ve photographed some pretty cool stuff in my time... nothing comes close to this. I was so happy and thankful that @chandlerpowell asked me to secretly document the moment that @bindisueirwin said yes!</p> <p>“One of the most special times ever.”</p>

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Why Steve Irwin didn’t want kids with wife Terri

<p>Terri Irwin has revealed that she and late husband Steve were not planning to have children.</p> <p>In a new interview with <a href="https://www.pressreader.com/australia/who/20190128/282102047847575"><em>Who</em><span> </span>magazine</a>, the 54-year-old mother of two said they were not thinking of having children until six years into their marriage.</p> <p>The couple, who starred in <em>The Crocodile Hunter</em> together until Steve’s death in 2006, got married in 1992.</p> <p>“When we got married, Steve said, ‘I’m just an action man. I don’t know how we would ever have kids.’ And I didn’t feel strongly one way or another,” said Terri.</p> <p>“But after almost six years of marriage, he burst through the door one evening and said, ‘We’ve got to have children! Who do we leave all this to? Who will carry it on?’</p> <p>“I go, ‘Just because you have children doesn't mean they'll like or do what you do’. He said, ‘Nope! We have to have children and they will love wildlife and so this’.”</p> <p>They later welcomed daughter Bindi in 1998 and son Robert in 2003.</p> <p>At one point, Steve was considering leaving television to spend more time with their children. </p> <p>“I remember him saying to me, ‘I don’t think I’m going to film anymore, I think I’m just going to spend time with my kids’,” Terri told the ABC’s <em>Anh's Brush With Fame</em>.</p> <p>“He never thought he would have a long life. He had this sense that his life would be cut short.”</p> <p>Steve died in 2006 at the age of 44 during a documentary shooting, where he was attacked by a stingray in Batt Reef, Queensland.</p> <p>Terri, Bindi and Robert are now starring in <em>Crikey! It’s the Irwins</em> on Animal Planet, as well as working for their wildlife park Australia Zoo in Queensland, and conservation non-profit Wildlife Warriors.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">Good morning Australia and New Zealand! We’ll be back in khaki tonight for “Crikey! It’s the Irwins” at 6:30pm (5:30pm Qld) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnimalPlanet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AnimalPlanet</a>. <a href="https://t.co/q9Sgir6p7J">pic.twitter.com/q9Sgir6p7J</a></p> — Terri Irwin (@TerriIrwin) <a href="https://twitter.com/TerriIrwin/status/1086374146630504449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2019</a></blockquote> <p>“Dad always said that he didn’t care if people remembered him, as long as they remembered his message,” Bindi told <em>People</em>.</p> <p>“Every day we work with the beautiful animals at Australia Zoo and do the best we possibly can to ensure dad’s dreams and goals continue.”</p>

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Terri Irwin opens up in rare interview about her love life after Steve

<p>It’s been 12 years since Aussie icon Steve Irwin was killed in a freak accident, but the Crocodile Hunter’s wife is still in no rush to get back out onto the dating scene.</p> <p>In a new interview with <a href="http://people.com/tv/terri-irwin-hasnt-dated-since-steve/" target="_blank"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">People</span></strong></em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em> </em>magazine</strong></span></a>, the 53-year-old admitted she hasn’t been on one date since Steve’s death, explaining, “I’ve already had my happily ever after.”</p> <p>The mum-of-two added, “I think it’s wonderful when people who have lost someone find love again, but I’m not personally looking. </p> <p>“In fact, it’s been so long, I’ve had a couple of lovely women ask me out because they figured that’s the case. But I’m content. I have two beautiful kids, a really full plate.”</p> <p>But it hasn’t been easy for Terri, and her children Bindi and Robert. </p> <p>“No matter the circumstances are that you lose someone, nobody’s truly prepared,” Terri explained. “Steve’s accident was so unexpected, it was extremely challenging.”</p> <p>And although she misses him every day, Terri says the family is now focused on carrying on his legacy.</p> <p>“Steve was someone who was larger than life and really did live life to the fullest,” she says. </p> <p>“Even though he died at 44, years of age he lived such a full life and that’s what I want to do and share.”</p> <p><em>Image credit: Bindi Irwin/Instagram.</em></p>

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Robert Irwin shares photo from hospital bed

<p>Robert Irwin has shared a photograph of himself in a hospital bed, after undergoing emergency surgery on New Year’s Day to have his appendix removed.</p> <p>While the rest of us rung in the New Year, the <a href="http://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/technology/2017/12/bindi-irwin-shares-emotional-tribute-to-her-mother-terri/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>14-year-old son of Steve Irwin</strong></span></a> was reportedly suffering from appendicitis and had no choice but to go under the knife.</p> <p>But, as the photo indicates, Robert seems to be on the mend.</p> <p><img width="471" height="524" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7266897/robert-irwin-in-texyt.jpg" alt="Robert Irwin In Texyt"/></p> <p><em>Image credit: Instagram / Robert Irwin</em></p> <p>Robert posted the image with this caption: “Kicking off the new year with emergency surgery. I’m recovering well and feeling so much better without my pesky appendix!”</p> <p>An Australia Zoo spokesman said Robert was “recovering well” from the surgery, and is set to participate at shows as soon as possible.</p> <p>Robert has <a href="http://www.oversixty.com.au/lifestyle/relationships/2017/11/robert-irwin-finds-romance-with-fellow-wildlife-photographer/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>developed quite an Instagram following</strong></span></a> in his own right for his wildlife photography, which has seen him amass more than 300,000 followers. To check out some of his best shots, <a href="https://www.robertirwinphotos.com/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>click here</strong></span></a>.</p> <p>Have you ever been struck down by appendicitis?</p> <p><em>Hero image credit: Instagram / Robert Irwin</em></p>

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