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Robert Irwin has suffered a startling injury just hours before he and partner Witney Carson<\/a> take to the floor for the Season 34 finale of \u201cDancing with the Stars\u201d on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n Carson opened up about the 21-year-old conservationist\u2019s injury in a lengthy TikTok<\/a> video, although she stopped short of revealing exactly what happened. Instead, the pro dancer promised fans that \u201cmore will be revealed\u201d during the season\u2019s final episode.<\/p>\n Robert Irwin\u2019s \u201cDancing with the Stars\u201d partner, Witney Carson, revealed Irwin suffered an injury ahead of the show\u2019s Season 34 finale on Nov. 25, 2025. Tiktok\/@witneycarsonofficial<\/p>\n Witney Carson and Robert Irwin competing on \u201cDWTS\u201d on Sept. 30, 2025. Disney via Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cMy body is feeling it. Robert\u2019s body is feeling it. We\u2019re, like, kind of falling apart right now,\u201d the pro dancer, 32, said Monday. \u201cJust trying to keep it together for, like, two more days. Literally today and tomorrow, and then it\u2019s over.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRobert\u2019s ribs have been killing him, and more will be revealed on Tuesday,\u201d she continued, adding that viewers will \u201cget a better idea of what we\u2019ve been dealing with all week\u201d during the finale.<\/p>\n The Post has reached out to Irwin\u2019s rep for comment.<\/p>\n Carson, who filmed her TikTok video while preparing for the final \u201ccamera blocking\u201d of Season 34, went on to detail how she and Steve Irwin\u2019s son<\/a> were getting ready for their final performance.<\/p>\n The professional dancer teased Robert Irwin\u2019s injury in a TikTok video on Nov. 24, 2025. Tiktok\/@witneycarsonofficial<\/p>\n Robert Irwin and Witney Carson during their \u201cDWTS\u201d routine on the night of Nov. 11, 2025. Disney via Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cSo I\u2019m headed to rehearsal first, just to clean up Robert and what we need to do for blocking, and then we go to Television City to lock the freestyle,\u201d she explained. \u201cAnd then we\u2019re gonna go back to the studio to rehearse even more, because this is the last chance, and knowing Robert, he\u2019s going to want to rehearse till the very last second.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLast night we stayed at the studio till it closed down,\u201d Carson added. \u201cLike, they had to kick us out at 9 p.m. We\u2019re gonna have absolutely no regrets by the end of this.\u201d<\/p>\n The former \u201cSo You Think You Can Dance\u201d contestant<\/a> and Irwin are one of five pairs competing for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy in the three-hour \u201cDWTS\u201d season finale on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n Robert Irwin and Witney Carson during \u201cOne-Hit Wonders Night\u201d on Sept. 23, 2025. Disney via Getty Images<\/p>\n Robert Irwin and Witney Carson are one of the five pairs competing for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy in the three-hour \u201cDWTS\u201d season finale on Nov. 25, 2025. Disney via Getty Images<\/p>\n They are up against influencer Alix Earle<\/a>\u00a0and Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Olympic gold medalist\u00a0Jordan Chiles\u00a0and Ezra Sosa,\u00a0Dylan Efron\u00a0and Daniella Karagach, and actress\u00a0Elaine Hendrix\u00a0and\u00a0Alan Bersten.<\/p>\n Although Carson described her experience this season as \u201c11 weeks of crazy, vigorous [and] hard dancing,\u201d she admitted it was an \u201cemotional\u201d ride with a \u201cbittersweet\u201d ending.<\/p>\n \u201cI was so emotional yesterday, I literally couldn\u2019t stop crying,\u201d she shared. \u201cI think for a bunch of different reasons. I think I\u2019m emotionally and physically exhausted, but also that this whole experience is coming to an end. It just feels very bittersweet.\u201d<\/p>\n Robert Irwin and Witney Carson during the \u201cTikTok Night\u201d of \u201cDWTS\u201d on Sept. 30, 2025. Disney via Getty Images<\/p>\n Witney Carson described her time with Robert Irwin on this season of \u201cDWTS\u201d as an \u201cemotional\u201d ride with a \u201cbittersweet\u201d ending. Disney via Getty Images<\/p>\n As for her plans once this season of \u201cDWTS\u201d comes to an end, Carson revealed she is \u201cvery ready\u201d to depart Los Angeles and return to her home and family in Florida.<\/p>\n The pro dancer then gushed over Irwin and the time they spent working together to make it to the very end of the season.<\/p>\n \u201cI really do feel like I\u2019ve already won in this experience with Robert as my partner, and the experiences and the memories that we\u2019ve shared have been so special, and just this entire season just feels like the biggest gift,\u201d Carson said. <\/p>\n Witney Carson and Robert Irwin during their spectacular \u201cDWTS\u201d performance on the night of Sept. 16, 2025. Disney<\/p>\n Witney Carson and Robert Irwin became a fan-favorite pair during their time on Season 34 of \u201cDWTS.\u201d Disney<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m just so thankful and thankful for everyone that has voted, that got us here, and won\u2019t start crying,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n Irwin, meanwhile, has received some surprising support from high-profile figures<\/a> like Prince William, Russell Crowe and Jonathan Bailey<\/a> amid his \u201cDWTS\u201d journey.<\/p>\n However, the Australian wildlife conservationist wouldn\u2019t be the first one in his family to compete on \u2013 and possibly win \u2013 the hit dancing competition.<\/p>\n Robert Irwin and Witney Carson during the second-to-last episode of \u201cDWTS\u201d Season 34. Disney<\/p>\n Robert Irwin received some surprising support from Prince William, Russell Crowe and Jonathan Bailey during his \u201cDWTS\u201d journey. Disney via Getty Images<\/p>\n Bindi Irwin, his older sister, brought home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy after winning Season 21 of \u201cDWTS\u201d in 2015. The 27-year-old was partnered with Derek Hough<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is no sibling rivalry,\u201d Irwin told People<\/a> during the annual\u00a0Steve Irwin Gala\u00a0earlier this year. \u201cIt\u2019s actually really nice.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShe has just said, \u2018Go into this and make it your own,’\u201d he added. \u201cShe said it\u2019s going to be a completely different experience.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t