{"id":19438,"date":"2025-11-21T20:25:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T20:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=19438"},"modified":"2025-11-21T20:25:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T20:25:48","slug":"robert-irwin-21-reacts-to-dating-speculations-with-former-dancing-with-the-stars-champion-and-fans-have-a-lot-to-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=19438","title":{"rendered":"Robert Irwin, 21, Reacts to Dating Speculations with Former &#8216;Dancing With the Stars&#8217; Champion \u2014 and Fans Have a Lot to Say"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Robert Irwin sparked buzz on <em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em> after performing with former champion Xochitl Gomez during the show\u2019s 20th anniversary episode. Viewers flooded social media with comments about their chemistry, with some saying they looked alike and others insisting they\u2019d make a cute couple. While fans speculated, others reminded everyone that it was their business, not the public\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked about the dating rumors, Robert kept things light, simply saying the dance was fun. Their upbeat Jive performance \u2014 coordinated in blue outfits \u2014 drew attention for its energy and synchronicity, and Robert even shared a playful behind-the-scenes reel featuring Gomez. The attention comes less than a year after his breakup with Rorie Buckey, Heath Ledger\u2019s niece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later that night, Robert delivered a deeply emotional Foxtrot with his partner Witney Carson, honoring his sister Bindi and their late father, Steve Irwin. The performance, set to \u201cFootprints in the Sand,\u201d featured soft golden lighting and symbolic footprints as the pair danced with moving grace. Bindi joined them at the end, and Robert broke down in tears as archival family footage played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The routine went viral, with fans declaring it the dance of the season and praising Robert\u2019s vulnerability and artistry. Many said they were in tears, calling him their \u201cmirrorball winner.\u201d The show\u2019s Instagram page posted tribute photos, and comments poured in celebrating the heartfelt performance that left viewers deeply moved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Irwin sparked buzz on Dancing with the Stars after performing with former champion Xochitl Gomez during the show\u2019s 20th anniversary episode. Viewers flooded social media with&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"views":344,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19438"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19440,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19438\/revisions\/19440"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}