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Perth Now
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Bindi Irwin reacts to brother Robert's viral underwear photoshoot: 'I can't unsee it...'
Bindi Irwin "can't unsee" her brother Robert's underwear shoot. The 26-year-old conservationist - who is the daughter of late Crocodile Hunter star Steve Irwin - recently had to endure her brother Robert, 21, stripping down to his boxers for a promotional deal with Bonds as well as appearing shirtless in his Dancing with the Stars announcement and has found it "rough" to see the whole thing go viral. Speaking on the 'Not Gonna Lie' podcast, she told host Kylie Kelce: "There are some things as his sister that I can't just unsee. "When he did the Dancing announcement, he was shirtless, and when he did his Bonds commercial, he was just in his underwear,r and it is…it is rough." Despite her embarrassment over her brother's sudden sex appeal, she "really is so proud of him" because of how he is managing to get their message of conservation out there, what she is choosing to focus on. She said: I really am so proud of him. He's taking the message of conservation to new heights. He's really nailing the, 'Hey look over here,' and steering them in the right direction. "I was probably liking and commenting on his 'steering in the other direction' posts. Rather than his um... "Watching him grab people's attention in such a big way. 'And then pivot and say, 'Here's what we do, here's our work, here's our dedication to wildlife and conservation and you can get involved.' It is wonderful and extraordinary to watch him shine.' The Crikey It's The Irwins star is "a little bit scared" of some of her brother's female fans but still thinks her brother is "doing really well" with how he is coping with all of the sudden attention on his body. She said: "Do I get a little bit scared of the women and girls and some guys who are very intense? It can be a lot! But he's doing really well with all of it and I am very proud of him." Robert recently explained that his new campaign may seem "out of the ordinary", he is appreciative of the "platform" he has so that he can continue to get the message about conversation out into the world. He said: "It seems so out of the ordinary for what I would do, but I get to be with Aussie Wildlife, I get to approach a new audience, a new platform, and get my wildlife conservation message out there to more people. And that is what means so much to me and my family. "I'm representing Australia! So I wanted to look my best and to feel my best and just feel really confident. And so I've done more sit-ups and had less carbs than I ever have in my life, but it's been fun.. "At Australia Zoo, our beautiful wildlife sanctuary, it's great, I've got about 700 acres to just run. So I've been doing a lot of sprints, a lot of hill sprints. "My brother-in-law Chandler, he's a professional athlete so he gave me a lot of great tips. And my mom actually did bodybuilding! She had more biceps then than I'll ever have."
Fox News
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Crocodile Hunter's son Robert Irwin stuns fans with stripped-down underwear ads
Robert Irwin is showing fans a different side of himself. The 21-year-old son of the late Steve Irwin was revealed as the brand icon of an Australian underwear company Thursday. "Say g'day to our new brand icon, Robert Irwin, like you've never seen him before," the Bonds ad campaign was captioned. "Who better to rep comfy down under than the Aussie wildlife legend himself." Robert posed for the ads in Bonds underwear but drew some inspiration from his zookeeper job. In a few of the shots, Robert could be seen holding reptiles. Fans were shocked by Robert's transformation, as many remembered him as the young son of the infamous Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin. "Wait what… when did he.. how did he.. huh," one user replied on Instagram. "What in the Irwin is going on here," another added. One user admitted, "Not the collab I was expecting - he looks SO good." "Is this still April Fools," another joked. "Crocodile Hunter" star Steve Irwin died in 2006 after being stung by a stingray while filming a wildlife documentary. His daughter Bindi was eight years old at the time, while Robert was only two. Now Robert is all grown up and choosing to do "random exciting things," like the Bonds underwear campaign. "It was a pretty immediate yes," he told People magazine. "I wish I could say I was very suave and cool about the whole thing, but I was like, 'Yes! Let's do it!' Because Bonds in Australia is an absolute icon," Robert added. "Also, I'm at this point in my life where I'm trying to do as many different and random exciting things, and if it's something that makes me a little bit nervous, that I've never done before and it's a bit of an adrenaline rush? That's what I want to be doing." Robert followed in his father's footsteps – taking a job at the Australia Zoo. The zookeeper saw the Bonds ad as an opportunity to share his conservation message with a larger audience. "We are all trying to continue an important legacy that my dad started," he explained. "I've gotten to find my own individual ways of doing that, and sometimes that comes in the form of modeling Bonds! It seems so out of the ordinary for what I would do, but I get to be with Aussie Wildlife, I get to approach a new audience, a new platform, and get my wildlife conservation message out there to more people. And that is what means so much to me and my family." Robert celebrated his 21st birthday in November and took the moment to remember his father. "Today I turn 21. I was looking through the archives a few days ago and I found these pictures of my dad on his 21st," he wrote on Instagram. "It can be hard to celebrate the milestones when there's someone missing, but I will carry his memory and passion with me in this new chapter of life. I am one lucky guy to be surrounded by my amazing family today. Time to celebrate!"
