Terri Irwin reveals what she really thinks of Robert's sex symbol status - after her 'surprised' reaction to his steamy Bonds shoot: 'It's a lot'
The I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! star, 21, has sent hearts soaring since 2022 when he began posing for fashion shoots, and then again more recently when he stripped down for an underwear campaign.
However, the Australia Zoo matriarch, 60, has her reservations about the attention her youngest child has started to attract, saying in the latest issue of Stellar she is happy for Robert but 'it's a lot'.
'Steve used to say to me, "It wasn't until I started filming and became the Crocodile Hunter that girls looked at me twice,"' Terri recalled.
'He was 30, by the way, when we got married. So he goes, "Where were they?" So, on one hand, cool for Robert to have flattering attention, and on the other hand, it's a lot.
'And Steve used to say to me, "I'm glad we met before I was the Crocodile Hunter, because I know 100 per cent for sure that you just love me."'
Terri Irwin, 61, has revealed what she really thinks of her son Robert's, 21, new found sex symbol status following his steamy Bonds and Stellar photoshoots in recent years, saying in the latest issue of Stellar she is happy for Robert but 'it's a lot'
It comes after Terri weighed in on Robert's internet-breaking photoshoot, in which he posed half naked with various animals to promote the Aussie underwear brand Bonds in the US.
A source close to Terri allegedly said the matriarch was 'a little surprised' by her son's decision to strip off for the shoot, reported New Idea last week.
They claimed Terri 'voiced her concerns' over the sultry snaps as they did not align with the Irwin family's carefully curated family friendly brand.
The source added Robert's success alongside Julia Morris on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! had given him more leeway to make decisions about the direction of his career.
'Terri couldn't be prouder of the success Robert's made of his co-hosting role on I'm A Celebrity, so that's given Robert some clout when it comes to branching out in another direction on his own,' the source said.
They added Terri eventually came around, after Robert explained that linking two well-known Aussie brands such as Bonds and the Irwins was a 'no-brainer'.
'He felt that linking two iconic Australian names—Bonds and the Irwins—was a no-brainer and so, Terri's gone with it.'
While the Irwins' tight-knit bond has been celebrated for years, friends close to Robert believe it's time for him to assert his independence and focus on creating a life of his own.
The I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! star has sent hearts soaring since 2022 when he began posing for fashion shoots, and then again more recently when he stripped down for an underwear campaign
'The Irwin clan live under the same roof... It's not healthy for Robert to live under the same roof as his entire family,' an insider told Daily Mail Australia in January.
Robert is rumoured to be dating Charlotte Briggs, a former staff member of Australia Zoo, since November 2024.
Sources tell Daily Mail Australia the television star is waiting for his mum to approve of his new 'squeeze' before going public with the relationship.
'Terri wants Robert to focus on his career and she isn't ready to have him tied up in a family like Bindi.'
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