10 Things You Didn’t Know About Bindi Irwin

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We all remember with fondness the late Steve Irwin. The crocodile hunter; the man who was unafraid of anything. The man that was, in our minds, invincible. The man who lost his life tragically after an incident with a sting ray that not one person in the world thought would ever happen. All the dangerous animals that he dealt with on a regular basis, and it was a sting ray that took his life. It was sad, tragic and senseless, and the world desperately misses this man. As hard as it was for his fans, however, the loss of Steve Irwin was even more difficult on his children and his wife. His daughter Bindi Irwin was just a child when she lost her father, and she was already working hard to follow in his famous footsteps. Now she’s growing up before our very eyes. The 17-year-old adventurer is in the public eye more than ever before, and the world still doesn’t know all that much about her.

She’s going to be a dancer

In case you live under a rock and missed the exciting news, Bindi Irwin was announced as one of the contestants on the next season of Dancing with the Stars. She’s not stranger to television, starring in many videos and shows throughout her short life, but she’s not done anything like this in the past and it’s going to prove challenging for her. She does not fancy herself a dancer, but she is nervous and excited to try her hand at something new.

She wants to make her parents proud

Ask any 17-year-old girl what she wants to do in her life, and she will probably have a long list of answers, but making her parents proud is probably not close to the top. This teen, however, is looking to make her mom and her late dad proud. She’s very interested in being close to her family, and she has a lot of family values that many people her own age lack in such selfish times.

Her little brother is her hero

He might only be 11-years-old, but he is her true hero. She loves him endlessly, and has described him as being just like their late father. She says it is scary how much like their father her little brother really is, and she admires him and what he stands for, even at such a young age when the two of them barely got to know their father before he was tragically killed in his line of work.

She doesn’t hate dressing up

She’s not someone who dresses up much thanks to her job with animals, but she doesn’t hate it. In fact, she does enjoy going a bit girly and glam from time to time. But don’t expect to see her like this on a regular basis as she’s more comfortable in wading boots and fishing gear. She likes her job and what she does in life, and she’s not interested in changing herself for any of that.

She’s dating

It’s kind of strange to think of this little girl we used to watch with her father on television being old enough to date, but she is. She recently admitted that there is someone special in her life, but she has declined to name any names. There is some speculation that it might be a famous athlete, but she is a private person and she is not looking to out herself or her special friend to the entire world anytime in the near future.

She’s not a Facebook user

She might be on Instagram and Twitter, but Bindi Irwin is very open about the fact that the thought of Facebook terrifies her. As long as she can get away with not having a social media account of this type, she will. She’s not interested in having anything like it since she does prefer to have her own private life kept private. Don’t go looking for her on the social media site anytime in the near future.

Net worth

She might be only 17, but Bindi Irwin has an impressive net worth for a girl her age. She’s reportedly worth approximately $3 million, much of which she has earned from her own television shows and appearances. She’s been on television since she was only 2-years-old, and she doesn’t look to be slowing down anytime in the near future.

She gave the eulogy at her father’s funeral

When Bindi Irwin’s father was killed by a sting ray in 2006, the very young daughter of the very famous man gave his eulogy. She might have only been a child at the time, but the words she spoke of her father were so mature, so touching and so very heartfelt. Her eulogy has stopped people in their tracks when they hear or see it, because she speaks with the kind of love and devotion of a much older child, despite only being around 8 when he passed.

She made history for being the youngest person to receive a daytime Emmy in 2008

She was on numerous television shows, but none quite so special as the one that earned her a daytime Emmy Award in 2008, when she was only 10-years-old. The little girl was a superstar at a very early age, and it shows in her personality and her easy in front of the camera. You can tell she’s been doing this her entire life.

She has a fitness DVD

That’s right; she’s a fitness guru, too. There are few things that Bindi Irwin does not have listed on her resume even at 17, and this is not one of them. She was in a kids’ fitness DVD when she was younger because she feels that being healthy is a good concept for all people, no matter their age. She’s someone that our kids should look up to since she’s so much wiser than her age and she’s got such a good head on her shoulders already.

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