Despite having limited dancing knowledge, Robert Irwin said that he has "hope" ahead of his run on "Dancing With the Stars," thanks to his sister, Bindi, previously winning the dancing competition.
Robert Irwin, who has been the first (and so far, only) "DWTS" Season 34 cast member revealed, said on the May 5 episode of TODAY that he isn't "anywhere close to being a dancer."
"The moves — I’ve got this, a little bit of that," the 21-year-old wildlife conversationalist joked while rolling his shoulders and shimmying slightly. "That’s it though.”
He joked that there's "no pressure" after his sister, Bindi Irwin, previously claimed victory with her dance partner, Derek Hough, on Season 21 of "DWTS" in 2015.
However, he hasn’t given up hope on his chances, considering his sister also had no prior dance experience.
"She was incredible," he said of Bindi Irwin's time on the competition. "So I am really leaning on all of her knowledge. She’s given me a few tips already, but she never danced either."
Robert Irwin revealed that when his sister competed on the show, not only was it her first time dancing, it was also the first time she put on high heels.
"She calls it her baby giraffe moment. She just falls, topples straight over onto her face," he said.
"But I’m so proud of her. I’m very, very lucky to call her my sister. She’s awesome," Robert Irwin added.
He continued to gush about the influence that Bindi Irwin and his mother, Terri Irwin, have had on his life.
"I'm definitely going to be leaning on my sister. My sister’s incredible," he said. "She’s such an inspiration. My greatest inspirations in life, it’s my mum and my sister.”
