Steve Irwin’s son Robert sent fans into a frenzy after ripping his shirt open on Dancing With The Stars, but has now set the record straight on whether stripping is in his future
Robert Irwin, the son of Steve Irwin, has set the record straight on whether he has a future in stripping. The Australian star set the rumour mill ablaze after ripping his shirt off in a strip tease on Dancing With The Stars.
Last week, 21-year-old Robert and his pro dance partner Witney Carson performed a Salsa to Tommy Richman’s Million Dollar Baby. Halfway through the performance, the TV presenter and zookeeper pulled open his shirt and took it off before continuing the rest of the dance without it.
Fans were quick to suggest that Robert strip professionally and rumours spread that he could soon host his own male dance troupe or an event for the Chippendales.
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But Robert has now put those rumours to bed. He told Entertainment Tonight that he was “going to draw the line” with his Dancing With The Stars performance.
When asked by if it was true that he had been approached by the Chippendales, the star said: “That is true. The Aussie boys too – Thunder Down Under also reached out.
“Mate, more power to them. Not for me. Not right now. I will take the shirt off every now and again but I’m going to draw the line there.” He then did a shimmy and added: “Hips don’t lie.”
Judge Carrie Ann Inaba gushed over Robert’s Salsa last week. She told the 21-year-old and his partner that he is “all grown up.” “Robert Irwin is all grown up! Wow, you’re making me feel like a grandmother. Put your shirt back on. Great performance.”
Fellow judge Bruno Tonioli, who used to be a judge on the UK’s show Strictly Come Dancing, agreed with Carrie Ann and likened Robert to Chris Hemsworth.
However, not all the judges like the performance and Derek Hough called it “rigid”. To a round of boos from the audience, he said: “You’re strong, assertive, a great performer – but I wasn’t fooled by them abs.”
In total, Robert and Witney scored 22 out of 30 and ended the show in third place. That week, Fifth Harmony’s Lauren Jauregui was eliminated after dancing a Cha Cha Cha to her own song, Work From Home and scoring 18.
In Tuesday’s (7 October) episode, Robert and Witney scored 22 again as they danced a Cha Cha Cha to Try Everything from Zootopia. As it was Disney Week, all dances were too songs from either films owned by the Disney company.
Hilaria Baldwin and Gleb Savchenko were eliminated, even though their Quickstep to Cantina Band from Star Wars: A New Hope scored higher than Robert and Witney with 23 points.
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