Dancing With the Stars sensation Robert Irwin is living it up in Los Angeles — and sources tell Globe he’s got zero plans to dance his happy feet back to Australia anytime soon.
The 21-year-old wildlife warrior has been the toast of Tinseltown since joining DWTS in September with his high-energy debut “Born to Be Wild” dance, and sources say he’s fallen so hard for the Hollywood lifestyle that he’s talking about making it his permanent address.
“That has sent his family into a panic,” shares a source.
Robert’s older sister, Bindi Irwin, 27 — who won DWTS in 2015 — recently relocated to L.A. as well.
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“She went under the guise of helping out with some publicity for him, but the truth is she wants to help reel him back in. She’s very worried,” reveals an insider. “He’s completely under the Hollywood spell right now, and it’s no wonder because he’s getting spoiled rotten.”
According to our insider, the chiseled charmer is getting invited to all the A-list parties and being plied with gifts.
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“He’s getting clothes and watches, he’s being chauffeured around like a movie star, and all he has to do is say he wants something, and a team of people jump to get it for him. It can be very intoxicating,” says a source. “His mom and sister can’t help worrying what it will do to him.”
Insiders say that mom Terri, 61, has been leaning on Robert to help pay off debts at the family’s Australia Zoo, which has struggled to recover financially since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“Terri needs Robert,” says a source. “That he’s started talking about setting up his life in L.A. permanently, even after the show wraps, is her worst nightmare. They’re a very close family and they don’t want him a million miles away. Also, they say they need him at the zoo to keep it running. It’s a massive operation and Robert is a huge part of it.”
As readers know, Robert’s popularity on DWTS has sparked renewed interest in the family, with a source previously revealing that TV bosses are desperate to sign them all up for a Keeping Up With the Irwins–type reality series.
“If the show allows Robert to stay in L.A., it’s something he will want to do — but his mom and sister do not want to see him staying in America, so it’s a delicate situation. It’s causing real stress for them.”
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