{"id":1995754,"date":"2025-09-03T23:58:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T23:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1995754"},"modified":"2025-09-03T23:58:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T23:58:21","slug":"robert-irwin-was-attacked-by-a-crocodile-right-before-dwts-cast-announcement-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/robert-irwin-was-attacked-by-a-crocodile-right-before-dwts-cast-announcement-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Irwin Was Attacked By a Crocodile Right Before &#8216;DWTS&#8217; Cast Announcement (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"_R_5cmadd2lcapbsnpfcddb_\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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A crocodile \u2014 that wouldn&#8217;t work well at all,\u201d says Irwin, to which <em>DWTS<\/em> pro and partner <strong>Witney Carson<\/strong> adds that a crocodile would definitely bring \u201cthe wow factor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Irwin continues: \u201cMaybe we should do that. Let&#8217;s bring a crocodile for our first dance. I got death-rolled by a croc. I was talking to you about it just before I came up here. He just about dislocated my shoulder. But I can still lift. It&#8217;ll be okay. We&#8217;ll be [all] right. So maybe we&#8217;ll save that for a little bit further down the track.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Irwin is one of 14 celebs on the Season 34 cast of the long-running dance competition show, which kicks off on ABC and Disney+ on Tuesday, Sept. 16. 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