Robert Irwin believes he’s in over his head after joining this year’s competition of Dancing with the Stars.
The hit reality competition is days away from returning and the wildlife conservationist is amongst the Hollywood stars gearing up to take the dance floor.
Robert started off on the wrong foot during rehearsals this week as he ended up collapsing and hyperventilating. Now the nerves are getting to him and he isn’t being shy about expressing that.
While speaking to People, he revealed just how out of his element he really is.
“Look, if you think you’re bad at dancing, multiply that by 100!” he said. “I’ve never tried it, I don’t wear sequins, I’m not in this world at all.”
Robert spends most of his time at his family’s world famous zoo in Australia. If he’s not working, he’s still far from the dance floor, “surfing, skydiving, skateboarding, mountain biking, rock climbing.”
Despite his uncomfortability with the task, he is also getting a kick out of it all.
“So it’s super new, and it’s terrifying, but it’s also awesome. It’s an adrenaline rush. I feel like I live for adrenaline. I’m not really living if I’m not on the edge just a little bit,” he mentioned.
“I was just born to be wild,” he added.
The conservationist shared why he is “happy to immerse myself in something new.”
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“The very nature of life is fleeting. We don’t know what tomorrow holds, so you have to take calculated risks, you have to have fun, enjoy what you’re doing, and give everything 100 percent,” he explained. But you also have to be sensible about it — my family always tries to remind me of that!” He exclaimed.
Not only is he competing for the risk factor, Robert is also planning to use the platform to spread the word about his line of work.
He pointed out, “I see firsthand habitat destruction, poaching, fires through climate change that are wiping out millions of acres of land. I see koalas that are dying off in numbers we’ve never seen before.
“I feel a great responsibility as an advocate to shine a light on that, and to try and lead with a sense of positivity,” he concluded. “Yes, here are all the terrible things happening, but there’s still time. We can fix it.”
While the hit reality competition isn’t set to return until Sept. 16, the full cast was announced on the Sept. 3 episode of Good Morning America.
Along with Robert, Alix Earlie, Hilaria Baldwin, Witney Leavitt and Jen Affleck are amongst the season’s contestants.
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