Dancing with the Stars mirrorball winner, Robert Irwin, says opening up to his grief has allowed him to honor and connect with his father, Steve Irwin, in ways he never expected.
In an interview with Anderson Cooper, Irwin opened up like never before about finding the courage to fully sit with his sadness over his father’s passing. By confronting these feelings head-on, Irwin said he’s discovered a deeper connection to his dad and a new understanding of his own resilience.
"Strength and vulnerability are so important," Irwin said. "It's an epiphany I had in the last six months."
"When you actually feel it [grief] and allow yourself to feel it, it's different. I remember my whole life, I kept my dad alive thanks to my family. I had this footage, and I talked about him a lot. I felt like I'm doing all right."
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Irwin continued, "But last year, I sort of addressed, 'am I doing all right,' or 'am I convincing myself so hard that I'm doing all right.' I didn't realize until I drilled down into it, there was a little extra chamber in there that hadn't been unlocked yet that I had to unlock."
He concluded, "I never really fully let myself sit in it. And I had this epiphany that I never said 'thank you' to my mom [Terri Irwin] for how she had gotten us through this time. So I started looking at grief through the lens of gratitude for the people around me that helped me through, and acknowledging within myself that it was okay, I never really processed it."
Irwin previously addressed his gratitude toward his mother, Terri, for her devotion to Steve and dedication to their family when he dedicated a performance to her on Dancing with the Stars. He and pro partner Whitney Carson danced a contemporary in her honor to the Phil Collins song "You'll Be in My Heart" during Season 34.
The performance encompassed all of Irwin's feelings of gratitude toward his mother. It ended with Terri joining her son on the ballroom floor for a simple spin and a tearful hug.
Steve Irwin died on September 4, 2006, at 44. Robert Irwin has one sister, Bindi Irwin, who is also a Dancing with the Stars mirrorball winner from Season 21.
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