{"id":70447,"date":"2025-11-26T08:24:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T08:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/70447\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T08:24:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T08:24:13","slug":"robert-irwin-like-sis-bindi-wins-dwts-so-crocodiles-arent-his-only-claim-to-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/70447\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Irwin, like sis Bindi, wins ‘DWTS,’ so crocodiles aren’t his only claim to fame"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A new \u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d champion has been crowned. After weeks of themed choreography revolving around TikTok, Disney films and one-hit wonders, the winner of Season 34 is (insert dramatic pause) Robert Irwin<\/a> and Witney Carson.<\/p>\n

Crikey!<\/p>\n

Irwin, an Aussie wildlife conservationist and son of the late \u201cCrocodile Hunter,\u201d Steve Irwin, joins sister Bindi as a winner of the Mirrorball trophy. Bindi Irwin won the trophy during Season 21 of \u201cDWTS,\u201d in 2015.<\/p>\n

Season 34 came down to social media personalities Alix Earle<\/a> and Dylan Efron<\/a>, actor Elaine Hendrix, and gymnast and UCLA senior Jordan Chiles<\/a>. Tuesday night\u2019s finale consisted of three rounds of dance. First was the judges\u2019 choice round, followed by the instant dance challenge \u2014 in which the style of dance and the song are kept secret from performers until just before they take the stage \u2014 and then the freestyle round. With Carson, Irwin earned a perfect score in the instant dance portion of the show. <\/p>\n

The season\u2019s winner was determined by a combination of the judges\u2019 votes and those from the public. <\/p>\n

Irwin, 21, and Carson, 32, scored an aggregated score from the judges of 29 points. Earle finished second, with Chiles coming in third place, followed by Efron and Hendrix.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the finale, Carson revealed on her TikTok<\/a> that both she and Irwin were dealing with injuries.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re kind of falling apart right now,\u201d the pro dancer said. \u201cMy body is feeling it right now, Robert\u2019s body is feeling it right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

During a clip from their rehearsals shown before his first dance of the night, a quickstep to Jet\u2019s \u201cAre You Gonna Be My Girl,\u201d Irwin said he feared Carson might need to have a Plan B for the challenging choreography.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I push any harder, my body is going to break,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Irwin dealt with rib pain throughout the night. After his instant dance performance, a cha-cha to DNCE\u2019s \u201cCake by the Ocean,\u201d he acknowledged the toll the competition had taken.<\/p>\n

\u201cI catch crocodiles, and a crocodile has never managed to screw up my ribs like that,\u201d he said. \u201cDancing is hard.\u201d<\/p>\n