Bindi Irwin, as the eldest child of the late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, has picked up
her father's mantle and run with it, ensuring that his legacy of wildlife protection and
celebration lives on. But there's more to know about Irwin than just her father's legacy.
Bindi Irwin is no stranger to being on television.
"I want to talk to you about something - oh I just heard something in the back, oh my
gosh can you hear that?"
"You can hear someone is calling. That may just be our kookaburra."
In addition to starring on Animal Planet's Crikey! It's the Irwins, she's also appeared
on the network's other shows, starred in several films and shorts, and appeared on a number
of talk shows. She even won Dancing with the Stars in 2015.
Even Bindi's grand entrance into the world was caught on tape, which couldn't have been
all that comfortable for her mother, Terri Iwrin.
It's not that this was a planned event, however. As it turns out, the fact that Irwin's birth
was filmed was a bit of a coincidence, as Bindi explained to the website New Idea -
"Dad was filming some crocodiles when suddenly Mum went into labor. So Dad just invited the
entire film crew to come and capture the moment."
As the publication mused, Irwin was quite literally born into the spotlight.
Steve Irwin passed away on September 4th, 2006, when Bindi Irwin was only eight years
old.
"He was always there for me when I needed him. I have the best daddy in the whole world,
and I will miss him every day."
But no matter how much time passes, the pain is still as fresh as ever for his daughter,
who found herself grieving heavily on an unexpected occasion, as she recalled in an interview
with Stellar in July 2019 when she was watching a video featuring her dad -
"There's old footage of Dad with the crocodiles and, even though I've seen the video maybe
50 times, that day I started crying. [...] Some days you feel the grief more than others."
And it's in those small and intimate interactions that Irwin finds herself missing her father
the most, adding -
"What gets to me are those moments when I'd love him to be here to share what we're doing.
I'll think: 'I wish Dad was here for this.' But he's just not there."
In addition to caring deeply about wildlife conservation and environmental protections,
Bindi Irwin also wants the best for her fellow human beings, especially women. That's why
she's using her platform to promote a feminist message to uplift girls and women, as she
shared in a chat with Stellar -
"As I get older I'm more and more passionate about inspiring young women to stand up in
roles which were traditionally more male dominated — such as working with reptiles."
That's not to say that Irwin finds it easy to be vocal about her passion. She's far too
realistic to fall prey to that idea, especially in such a tumultuous social climate.
"It can be kinda scary standing up for what you believe in, especially with social media
because the world is extremely critical. But we have to find the strength to stay true
to what we believe in and forge ahead."
Thankfully, though, Irwin has her mother Terri to look up to, telling Stellar -
"My mum is Wonder Woman. She's like Sarah Connor in The Terminator."
If you're not familiar with Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell's love story, just know that
it's super romantic and incredibly sweet.
"I'm so lucky that I found my person in life and I'm also very lucky that my family loves
him just as much as I do."
Naturally, the couple planned a sweet and romantic wedding. But, despite their best-laid
plans, their long-anticipated wedding had to be scrapped due the social distancing measures
in place throughout much of the world in spring 2020. As Irwin told Entertainment Tonight
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"We made the decision not to have any guests at our wedding to make sure everyone was safe,
and it was a really tough choice to make."
Although it may not have been the day they had in mind, Irwin and Powell's ceremony was
still absolutely beautiful, according to a post on Irwin's Instagram page. The two were
married in the gardens of the Australia Zoo with Irwin's family present. The honeymoon
also took place at the zoo, where the couple lives and tends to a whole menagerie of animals.
Sounds pretty on brand!
Bindi Irwin's job isn't for everyone. She works with all kinds of animals at the Australia
Zoo and most definitely gets her hands dirty. But as Irwin tells it, she simply couldn't
imagine her life any other way, telling Stellar -
"I'm living the dream. How many young people start their day watching a giraffe being born
and end the day bottle-feeding a joey kangaroo?"
As the conservationist is extremely fulfilled working with all of her animal friends, she
told Stellar -
"I don't know how I'd cope if I was living in suburbia with a goldfish. I care about
the planet and my destiny is to make a difference."
One thing that's readily apparent about Bindi Irwin is that she radiates a natural beauty.
She has gorgeous hair and skin as well as a smile that lights up the room — and all
without putting in much effort at all. That's not to say she's without a style icon, though,
gushing in an interview with 9Honey -
"I love Grace Kelly and her beauty and the way that she just moved. She was incredible
and captured everyone's attention no matter what she did."
But when it comes to Irwin's ultimate beauty muse, her selection is someone who's much
closer to her and who shares many of the traits that make her so stunning, telling 9Honey
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"My mom is so amazing and effortlessly beautiful every single day."
Wondering what gives Irwin her trademark glow? The star doesn't attribute it to a strict
skincare routine, but to her ambitions to make the world a better place. Can you possibly
be any more wholesome than that?
It's abundantly clear that Bindi Irwin lives an extraordinary life.
She spends all day every day working with a diversity of wildlife, having encounters
with animals some of us can only dream about. To top it off, Irwin makes regular appearances
on the red carpet both in her native Australia and across the pond in the United States.
In addition to these incredible experiences, Irwin has also earned herself a rather unique
Guinness World Record.
"Tell us about this world record."
"Oh it's true I got a Guinness World Record can you believe that, as the most followed
conservationist on Instagram."
That's quite the platform to have and Irwin does a great job raising awareness and educating
people with it.
But that's all in a day's work for Irwin, who's 100 percent committed to her work, telling
Guinness World Record -
"Being a Wildlife Warrior means to stand up and speak for those who cannot speak for themselves.
It's remembering that conservation is not only about the cute and cuddly creatures,
but also wildlife like crocodilians, snakes and sharks."
If you're one of Bindi Irwin's millions of Instagram followers, you know that the conservationist
often poses with different animals at the Australia Zoo. It's not just the typically
cute creatures, but animals ranging from snakes to sea turtles to, of course, crocodiles.
You can't be an Irwin if you don't love them, right?
While Irwin isn't afraid of most animals, no matter how scary they might look to the
rest of us, there is one creature that she finds nerve-wracking. Revealing in a chat
with New Idea -
"I've never been scared of saltwater crocodiles or snakes or spiders. But I'm terribly afraid
of wasps."
However Irwin has a good reason for fearing those small, potentially stinging insects,
saying to New Idea -
"I think it's because I can't read them. With a crocodile, you can tell when they're going
to strike."
Well, she can. The jury's still out on that for the rest of us.
While the siblings Bindi and Robert Irwin are quite close to one another, they have
just as many differences as they do similarities. For one, Bindi is the older sibling, which
has allowed her to help raise Robert in Steve's absence, saying in an interview with Stellar
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"I've watched him grow and change and become his own person. He's so strong and science-minded,
yet he's also quite fashionable."
Although Robert has an undeniable sartorial inclination, Bindi would not use the word
"fashionable" to describe herself, admitting to Stellar that -
"When Chandler and I walk into a room, Robert says - 'Here come the vanillas.'"
Working all day every day in a zoo environment, Bindi Irwin is all about being practical in
her dress, even if that does make her, quote, "vanilla." So it's understandable that she's
not running around in gowns and stilettos and instead reserves fancy couture for the
red carpet. However, there's one accessory she hadn't even considered until she had the
opportunity of a lifetime, explaining in an interview with 9Honey -
"I had never worn high heels in my entire life until I got to Dancing with the Stars.
So I put my high heels on for the first time and fell flat on my face."
Looking back, Irwin thinks that's definitely one thing she should've done to be better
prepared for the show, but in the end, she still dominated the dance floor.
From the looks of it, Bindi Irwin is nonstop. But just because she has to be "on" all the
time doesn't mean it's in her nature, as she confessed to Stellar -
"Everyone thinks I'm an extrovert because of what I do and where I live. But my favorite
day would be quiet with no people, just animals."
Still, Irwin doesn't mind being around people all of the time, and even celebrates her birthday
by giving tours to families at the zoo to mark the occasion. Kids even get free entry
that day, with Bindi saying -
"It's a great opportunity for large families with six kids to come and enjoy the animals."
Bindi Irwin's marriage to Chandler Powell may look traditional on the outside, but the
couple bucks a few societal norms here and there. For one, Irwin can sometimes get so
absorbed in her work that she doesn't have a ton of time for him, as she explained in
a 2019 interview with Stellar about how the couple copes with Bindi's crazy busy schedule,
saying -
"At the moment I'm writing a book marking 50 years of Australia Zoo so I've barely said
two words to Chandler over the last few weeks."
It seems like he takes the occasional lack of togetherness well, as she went on to explain
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"Through it all he just lets me work and subtly does little things for me."
Rather than complain about her lack of free time, Powell steps up and does what he can
to support his wife, even if it's not "manly" by traditional standards. She went into details,
saying -
"I'll be writing and suddenly there will be a cup of tea next to me, or he'll bring a
blanket or set up a picnic outside so I can enjoy a break. He does the laundry and the
dishes and cleans the house."
Even though Irwin is now a married woman, she won't be changing her last name to Powell
anytime soon — and there's a special reason why, telling Entertainment Tonight -
"I've kept Bindi Irwin. I think that for me personally, after dad passed away it was really
important for me to feel close to him, and having his last name means so much to me."
Nothing but respect for that decision, Bindi!
Additionally, since Powell lives at the Australia Zoo, he's been absorbed by the entire crocodile-hunting
family, with Bindi adding -
"Chandler has become an Irwin now."
With all that Bindi Irwin has already accomplished in her life, you might be wondering what's
next for her. Given that she's a total family person, she's hoped of having children of
her own, revealing in a 2019 interview with New Idea -
"Absolutely. One day it'd be special to have my own little wildlife warriors. I think it's
a way away right now, but if and when it does happen, I can guarantee you they'll have their
own khaki."
So we're sure she was ecstatic when she became pregnant. She announced her pregnancy on Instagram
in August 2020.
Just as Irwin's father hoped that she would fall in love with wildlife and conservation,
as he himself did, Irwin hopes to pass that passion onto her little ones with an ambitious
plan -
"We'll take over the world and make a difference together."
The reality TV star added that she's super excited and has high hopes about how her future
will unfold.
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