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Daily Mail
15 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Inside the wild rumours about Robert Irwin and Shawn Mendes that are rocking the internet
Robert Irwin is certainly no stranger to breaking the internet, but it seems that the Wildlife Warrior has found himself at the centre of another online storm. Instead of his raunchy Bonds underwear causing a stir, this time around it all has to do with wild fake images featuring Canadian singer Shawn Mendes, 26. The pair have been bizarrely romantically linked thanks to a slew of AI -generated posts and clickbait headlines suggesting they are secretly dating. Obviously there's no truth to the romance rumours, and insiders say the Irwin family are just as baffled as the rest of us. The strange pairing all started when the Treat You Better hitmaker teamed up with Robert, 21, and Oscar-winner, Javier Bardem, to promote the animated film Lyle, Lyle Crocodile back in 2022. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. In the video, Robert quizzes the pair on crocodile trivia, sharing his passion for reptiles with his signature enthusiasm. The clip, seemingly innocuous, was enough to send the internet into matchmaking mode. Hopeful fans across TikTok and X have been busy concocting AI-generated memes and images showing the duo as a fake couple. Some cheeky users have even praised the pair as the 'perfect match' and dubbed it the 'crocodile love story we never saw coming!' One fake clickbait laden image shows a shot of Robert flexing his form in Bonds underwear on top of another of Shawn leaning in to kiss an unidentified person. The fake headline on the image reads: ''He didn't say a word, but one quiet gesture from Shawn Mendes to Robert Irwin is breaking the internet – and fans think it means everything.' Another shows a tryptic of images - the first of Shawn bearing his torso as he reclines on a couch, coupled with another showing Shawn and Robert embracing, and a third of a smiling solo Robert. The headline on the fake image reads: 'Shawn Mendes and Robert Irwin just shared a moment so low-key, it broke the internet.' Hopeful fans across TikTok and X have been busy concocting AI-generated memes and images showing the duo as a fake couple According to insiders, the Irwin family are at a loss to explain the sudden concocted fake romance. 'It's been a whirlwind,' a source close to the family told Daily Mail Australia. 'People are congratulating Robert on social media like it's official, but he and Shawn are obviously just friends.' 'Shawn has always had fun with fans' theories, but there's clearly nothing going on romantically,' they added. Despite the relationship being fabricated, the clickbait seems to be doing the trick, with many fans swooning over the pairing on social media. 'Well, it's about time we saw some exciting news! I've been following Shawn Mendes for years, and I think he deserves all the happiness in the world,' one fan wrote on Facebook. 'Let's keep our fingers crossed for this potential new couple!' Another added: 'According to "so called" news reports I keep getting on my feed, this now makes around 10 different people Shawn is supposed to be in "a romance" with.' Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Robert Irwin for comment. The Grammy-nominated singer, who famously dated Camila Cabello, has been open about taking time off from music to prioritise his mental health. While questions about his sexuality have followed him for years, Shawn has never confirmed anything. Back in October, The Señorita hitmaker spoke to the crowd at Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Monday to address the 'truth' about his love life. Telling his fans he was trying to be 'really brave', the singer admitted that sexuality was a complex issue. 'There's this thing about my sexuality, and people have been talking about it so long,' Shawn said, saying it was 'kind of silly, because I think sexuality is such a beautifully complex thing, and it's so hard to just put into boxes.' 'The real truth about my life and my sexuality is that, man, I'm just figuring it out like everyone.' He continued: 'It always felt like such an intrusion on something very personal to me. Something that I was figuring out in myself, something that I had yet to discover and still have yet to discover it. 'And it feels really scary because we live in a society that has a lot to say about that. And I'm trying to be really brave and just allow myself to be a human and feel things. And that's all I really want to say about that for now.' Meanwhile, Robert was in a relationship with Rorie Buckley for almost two years, with the couple announcing their split in February 2024. He also allegedly cooled his relationship with his 'secret' girlfriend - fellow Australia Zoo worker Charlotte Briggs in February this year. The pair were first linked back in July 2024 when they looked cosy arriving in Sydney together ahead of the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! star's appearance on The Project. Reports later suggested they started officially dating in November, but sources now tell Daily Mail Australia their plans to 'hard launch' their relationship have 'fizzled'. 'It seems like the tide has turned on that,' confirmed one source from the South African set of the Channel Ten show. 'The itinerary has changed and what has changed for Robert personally is what has many over here suspecting that his post-jungle relationship is over.'
Daily Mail
5 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Robert Irwin wears a $23,750 Rolex as he makes a very stylish arrival in Sydney after very famous A-list star gifted one to his sister Bindi
Robert Irwin made a very stylish arrival at Sydney Airport on Tuesday. The celebrity conservationist, 21, looked chic in a cream sweater paired with black pants and bright white Nike sneakers. But it was the wildlife warrior's timepiece that really caught the eye, with Robert wearing $23,750 Rolex Deepsea watch on his wrist. The watch may well have been gifted to him by Russell Crowe, who gave a Rolex to his sister Bindi two years ago. Robert flashed a smile as he strolled through the terminal, talking on his smartphone and carrying a black shoulder bag. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Robert Irwin made a very stylish arrival at Sydney Airport on Tuesday and wore a $23,750 Rolex Deepsea watch on his wrist He topped off the stylish look with a black baseball cap and classic aviator sunglasses. Gladiator star Russell, 61, famously gifted his sister Bindi at Rolex back in 2019. In June 2023, the actor played one-off gig with his band Indoor Garden Party at the Irwin family's Australia Zoo. Bindi shared a video of the performance to Instagram, thanking the actor for the concert at the Queensland sanctuary. 'Incredible day @australiazoo. Thank you @russellcrowe, Indoor Garden Party. Music that moves your heart and soul. We love you!' she wrote. In the accompanying video footage, the actor belted out some tunes before addressing the crowd. Russell said that Australia Zoo is 'one of the best places in the world' for punters to get up and close with wildlife. The Oscar-winner is a long-time supporter of Australia Zoo and friend of the Irwins, with his friendship to matriarch Terri sparking decades worth of romance rumours which she has ardently denied. In 2021, Terri thanked the Hollywood star for his donation to Australia Zoo, which resulted in the rescue of an ailing kookaburra called Archie. The year before, he gifted Bindi and her husband Chandler Powell a fig tree as a wedding present. To celebrate his 56th birthday from afar in April 2020, the newlyweds hugged the tree in a sweet Instagram picture, since they couldn't see him in person. In 2021, Terri denied she was dating Russell saying she was 'very very single'. She told Access Hollywood in 2017: 'In all honesty, he (Russell) and Steve became friends many years ago, and after Steve passed, you find out who your true friends are. And Russell has been very loyal as a great friend.' The mother-of-two hasn't dated anyone publicly since her late husband Steve tragically died aged 44 in a freak stingray accident in 2006.
Daily Mail
5 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Robert Irwin's reaction to co-host Julia Morris' Gold Logie nomination after he is snubbed from category
Robert Irwin has rushed to congratulate his I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! co-host Julia Morris after the TV veteran scored a Gold Logie nomination this week. Both were nominated for the coveted award in 2024, but Robert missed out this year. Julia, 57, gushed over Robert's reaction during an appearance on Nova's Fitzy, Wippa and Kate Ritchie program on Tuesday. The veteran comedian, who celebrates 40 years on Australian TV this year, said that he called her on Monday to tell her that the nomination was 'fantastic' and 'well deserved'. 'He does not miss a trick, Robert,' she said during the segment, in which she could barely contain her excitement over the news. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'My God, what a magnificent human, well we already know he's a magnificent human...' Julia also shared details about Robert's emotional phone call. 'He was just like ''This is unreal... this is fantastic, and you deserve it" and he's an incredibly generous man on so many levels. So yeah, getting to share this experience of the jungle with him has been amazing.' Elsewhere in the chat, Julia made reference to her roots in Gosford on the Central Coast of NSW. 'Gosford has never been prouder,' Julia said, adding that this is fourth time she has been up for prestigious TV gong. Meanwhile, co-host Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald suggested that Julia could enlist Robert to help raise some votes for the prize. 'We love this man. Is there any chance that you can use the 58 million followers that he has on social media to help with your campaign Julia?' 'Yes! It should be called let's get Coastal Grandma all the way to the finish line,' she replied. Robert's warm response to Julia's news comes after the fan favourite was nominated for a Gold Logie in 2024, after joining I'm a Celebrity... as co-host the same year. Meanwhile, Home and Away favourite Lynne McGranger, 72, who played Irene Roberts on the soap opera Home and Away for over 33 years, finally scored a Gold Logie nomination. Also nominated for TV top prize is A Current Affair's Ally Langdon, 46, who won Best News or Public Affairs Presenter last year. Two-time winner Hamish Blake, 43, is in the draw again for the Gold Logie, having won it back in 2022 for Lego Masters and in 2012 for Hamish and Andy's Gap Year. Former ABC News Breakfast presenter Lisa Millar, 56, is also in the running for the top prize for her work on Backroads and Muster Dogs. Also in the running is MasterChef Australia's Poh Ling Yeow, 51, who has recently been plagued with speculation that she may be stepping back from the beloved cooking show. And rounding the nominees is Dancing With The Stars' Sonia Kruger, 59, is up for the number one gong again after nabbing a Gold Logie back in 2023. The 65th TV WEEK Logie Awards nominees were announced on Monday in the Yallamundi Rooms at the Sydney Opera House, highlighting the very best of TV talent in Australia. Voting will open for all awards from 9am on Monday June 16 and remain open until 7pm on Friday August 1. The ceremony will be available to watch on Seven and 7Plus.
Daily Mail
5 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Dr Chris Brown 'in talks with Seven' amid rumours he is 'frustrated he is being overlooked' as Dancing With The Stars 'faces the axe'
Dr is reportedly in talks with Channel Seven over his future at the network, as rumours swirl that Dancing With The Stars could be on the chopping block. According to Woman's Day, the popular vet and TV presenter, 46, is feeling sidelined just a year after signing a reported $1 million deal with Seven. Now, insiders say he may be weighing up his next move - and could even return to Channel 10, the network he left in mid-2023. 'It looks like Dancing With The Stars is headed for the chopping block – despite Seven's denials - and there may not be much else for Dr Chris, who is furious that they've signed up former Today sports presenter Alex Cullen to host their newly revamped Daily Edition style program,' the source said. 'Chris would be a starring role in the current affairs line-up on Ten as a way of really securing him moving forward. He's 46 now and looking for longevity in his future. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'He loved his time at Seven, he's frustrated that he's being overlooked. He wanted his old I'm A Celebrity gig back, but the powers [that be] won't upset star Robert Irwin!' Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Dr Chris Brown for comment. Brown has remained tight-lipped publicly, but speculation around the future of Dancing With The Stars has been building in recent months. While the glitzy series remains a solid performer in Seven's schedule, insiders claim it's also one of the network's most expensive to produce - reportedly costing close to $1 million per episode. The current season sees Brown co-hosting alongside Gold Logie winner Sonia Kruger. But with growing talk of a format refresh and cost-cutting across the board, both stars may soon be without a marquee show. Channel Seven has continuously denied Dancing With The Stars is being axed, but network reshuffles and talent contract shake-ups have become increasingly common amid sliding ratings and rising production costs. If DWTS is indeed rested or cancelled, Seven is expected to keep Brown within the fold, with internal discussions already underway to develop new formats for him. However, with Channel 10 reportedly plotting a new current affairs program, the door remains wide open for Brown's potential return. Chris signed a two-year contract with Seven worth more than $1million a year, following his contractual obligations for I'm A Celebrity at his former network. And it seems that It's not just Dr Chris feeling uncertain - the speculation around DWTS comes amid wider upheaval for Australia's TV stars. His DWTS co-host Sonia is another Seven personality facing a crossroads. The Gold Logie-winning presenter has become the queen of reality TV – fronting The Voice and Big Brother - and sources say she's not in any immediate danger. Still, if DWTS were dropped, Kruger would lose one of her marquee roles at Seven. Insiders claim Sonia has privately expressed concerns that further cast or format changes could 'destabilise' the dance show, after she already weathered the replacement of original host Daryl Somers. She recently took a well-earned European holiday with family, sparking chatter that the veteran host might be eyeing a slower life abroad if her commitments dry up.
Daily Mail
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
How Robert Irwin got in the 'best shape of his life' for THAT viral Bonds campaign
Robert Irwin has revealed how he whipped himself into shape for his internet breaking Bonds underwear campaign. The wildlife warrior, 21, set pulses racing in April after posing in a series of steamy snaps promoting the iconic Aussie underwear brand in the US. Speaking to QWeekend, Robert revealed that he wanted to be the 'best version' of himself for the campaign. He said that he was on location shooting I'm A Celebrity when he nabbed the gig, adding that he had to keep the campaign a secret. 'I was shooting I'm a Celebrity in Africa when I was offered it. I couldn't tell anyone, but I started to research this really intensive program and I buckled down on my nutrition, weightlifting and cardio,' Robert said. He added that his I'm A Celebrity co-host Julia Morris had an inkling that something was afoot. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'We'd start at 4am, finish at 6pm and then I'd be working out all night. I'd be doing sit-ups between takes, and Julia would say, 'You've got something going on', but I couldn't tell her,' he said. 'But I knew that Bonds is an iconic Australian brand, so quintessentially Australian, and that I'd be representing home, so I was going to be the absolute best I could be.' Robert also admitted that he found the slew of parodies that flooded the internet in the wake of his viral campaign 'hilarious.' He also gave an insight into how he maintains his chiselled physique back in April. Taking to Instagram, he shared a series of pulse-raising images and clips that showed him, once again, flaunting his buff physique. He was seen striking a pose that would not look out of place in a body-building competition as he showed off his rippling muscles. Videos showed Robert's workout routine, which include chin-ups, lifting sandbags, and lifting weights. Robert also posted an image that showed his workout routine written in an exercise book as well as a shot of what appeared to be a very healthy looking breakfast. 'I was shooting I'm a Celebrity in Africa when I was offered it. I couldn't tell anyone, but I started to research this really intensive program and I buckled down on my nutrition, weightlifting and cardio,' Robert told QWeekend His routine includes dumbbell bench presses, bicep curls, and tricep pushdowns. If that wasn't enough, Robert's strenuous workout also includes preacher curls and a 5-kilometre loop run, which he completed in 21 minutes. Captioning the series of images, Robert said that health and fitness had always been priorities in his life. 'Wellness and fitness have always been a big part of my life, and one of the things that got me excited to be part of my recent Bond's shoot was that it gave me a real goal to strive toward,' he said. 'I wanted to feel my best to represent Australia! Life is so busy right now, but there is never a perfect time to get into better shape (and I'm not just talking physical shape!!!).' Continuing the expansive post, Robert had some sage words of advice for followers looking to start their own fitness journey. 'There isn't one single formula to follow. I reckon the most important thing is not to compare yourself to anyone else, just keep trying to be the best version of YOU,' he said. 'Listen to your body, keep moving and improving. Treat your whole body, inside and out with kindness, focus on good nutrition and apply a healthy amount of discipline. 'It has done wonders for my mind, and given me that extra lightness in my step.' Robert, who is the son of the late icon Steve Irwin, posed in a series of smoking pictures for People Magazine as he modelled the Aussie underwear. In one picture, Robert left little to the imagination as he wore a pair of white underwear, giving a smouldering look to the camera as a large snake was wrapped around his neck. In another snap, he cuddled with a large lizard, but this time, Robert was more covered up in a casual white tank top and dark teal undies.
