‘My heart beats from there’: Robert Irwin breaks silence on US transfer and Hollywood success as he prepares to host Logies

The 22-year-old conservationist mentioned Australia will “always” be his residence.

But Irwin insisted his success overseas wouldn’t come on the expense of his Australian roots throughout an look on Nova’s Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie on Friday morning.

“I love all my mates in the States, but I’m an Aussie. Always will be,” Irwin mentioned.

“I’ll always live here. I get to live in a zoo, mate. It’s pretty awesome.”

Irwin mentioned Australia Zoo remained on the coronary heart of his work regardless of the numerous “side quests” taking his profession to a a lot bigger international viewers.

“There’s a lot of side quests going on now, you know what I mean? But it’s fun, and I bleed khaki,” he mentioned.

“I’m casting this net out wider than it’s ever been, to bring everyone back to conservation, to fun and passion and positivity.”

“Australia Zoo – my heart beats from there, and I’ll always represent my home.”

The feedback come as Irwin prepares to host the Logies after his profile soared internationally, together with his rising presence within the US opening the door to additional alternatives in Hollywood.

The Dancing with the Stars alum mentioned fairly than pulling him away from conservation, his ventures into mainstream leisure supplied a platform to take his environmental message to new audiences.

“I’m an environmentalist, I’m a conservationist. That’s who I am,” he mentioned.

“If I am offered an avenue where that message can reach people that would not be thinking about it, like a ballroom in Hollywood or on the stage at the Logies, there’s my chance.”

Irwin mentioned he was decided to proceed stepping outdoors his consolation zone whereas remaining true to the work that launched his public profession.

“Give it everything, grow, change, evolve, but stay true to yourself, try and lift everyone up around you, and don’t listen to the naysayers,” he mentioned.

Asked about his experiences within the US, Irwin joked Americans remained fascinated by Australia’s popularity for harmful wildlife.

“Everyone in America is like, ‘All these animals can kill you, dude. That’s crazy’,” he mentioned.

“And my job is to say, like, yes, you know, we got crocs, we got venomous snakes, all this. But that’s what makes it cool.”

“We’ve got crocodiles in our backyard.”