{"id":268186,"date":"2025-11-07T06:14:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T06:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/268186\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T06:14:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T06:14:13","slug":"robert-irwin-says-he-almost-died-during-dancing-with-the-stars-us-group-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/268186\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Irwin says he ‘almost died’ during Dancing With The Stars US group performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robert Irwin<\/a> has said that he “almost died” during his recent performance on Dancing With The Stars US<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old conservationist and media personality stunned judges in a near-perfect Pasa Doble performance<\/a> alongside his dance partner Witney Carson before they later joined in a group dance to the song Celebration by Cool & The Gang.<\/p>\n

The group dance came to an end with a burst of confetti and while his fellow dancers were none the wiser, the Aussie icon was momentarily fighting for his life.<\/p>\n

\"RobertThe group performance came to an end with a burst of confetti which left Irwin momentarily fighting for his life. (YouTube\/ Dancing With The Stars)<\/p>\n

“I almost died tonight,” Irwin told Entertainment Tonight in an interview after the show.<\/p>\n

“I choked on a piece of confetti \ufeffafter the team dance.”<\/p>\n

Irwin continued to explain that the confetti became lodged in his throat and he struggled to remove it.<\/p>\n

“I went over to Witney and I think they cut away and I inhaled a piece of confetti,” he added.<\/p>\n

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\"RobertIrwin revealed that he choked on a piece of confetti after the group dance. (YouTube\/ Dancing With The Stars)<\/p>\n

Shocked to learn what had happened without her knowledge, Carson asked: “Were you actually choking?”<\/p>\n

“I couldn’t breathe,” Irwin responded reenacting how he was gasping for breath.<\/p>\n

Eventually, Irwin says, he managed to dislodge the piece of confetti with a cough.<\/p>\n

“I’m not even kidding,” Irwin stressed to Carson and Entertainment Tonight reporter Deidre Behar, who both appeared shocked.<\/p>\n

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Behar expressed her relief that Irwin was “still here with us and [will] be dancing next week”.<\/p>\n

“I nearly wasn’t,” Irwin replied.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Irwin and Carson received a near-perfect score for their performance. (Instagram\/@Dancingwiththestars)<\/p>\n

Thankfully, Irwin was OK and the scary moment was only a brief interruption to a good day for the Dancing With The Stars contestant.<\/p>\n

Irwin and Carson scored a close-to-perfect 38 out of 40 for their performance.<\/p>\n

“The thunder from Down Under has unleashed a grandiose paso doble!” judge Bruno Tonioli declared.<\/p>\n

But it didn’t come easy.<\/p>\n

Irwin revealed that it had been “the hardest week in rehearsals”. (Instagram\/@Dancingwiththestars)<\/p>\n

Irwin admitted to\ufeff Entertainment Tonight that it had been “the hardest week in rehearsals”.<\/p>\n

It all finally clicked for him, Irwin says, when Carson advised him to channel some anger into the performance.<\/p>\n

“\ufeffWitney just goes you know what just get angry with it and I’m like I’ve never been angry in my life,” he exclaimed.<\/p>\n

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