‘You will always be my superhero’: Bindi Irwin shares a heartbreaking tribute to her late dad Steve on Father’s Day
Bindi Irwin has shared a heartbreaking tribute to her late father, Steve Irwin, on Father’s Day.
The 21-year-old conservationist marked the American version of the celebration on Sunday by sharing a sweet photo of herself as a baby sitting on the The Crocodile Hunter’s lap.
Bindi – who lost her father in a tragic stingray accident on September 4, 2006 – captioned the image: ‘You will always be my superhero ❤️.’
‘Always my superhero’: Bindi Irwin, 21, has shared a heartbreaking tribute to her late father Steve Irwin on Father’s Day
Father’s Day in Australia falls in September – but because her husband, Chandler Powell, and her mother, Terri Irwin, are U.S. citizens, Bindi usually celebrates the American version of the holiday as well.
This comes after Bindi – who was only eight years old when she lost her father – shared a previously-unseen photo from her March wedding to Chandler at Australia Zoo.
Bindi posted an image to Instagram that showed her in her wedding dress while holding out her hand and feeding a giraffe.
Celebration: Father’s Day in Australia falls in September – but because her husband, Chandler Powell, and her mother, Terri Irwin, are U.S. citizens, Bindi (pictured) usually celebrates the American version of the holiday as well
Remembering him: Bindi was only eight years old when she lost her father to a tragic stingray accident on September 4, 2006. Steve is pictured here on June 26, 2002
The wildlife warrior explained that it was no ordinary giraffe, but the world’s tallest living giraffe, named Forest.
Bindi wrote in the caption beside the photo: ‘Meet Forest. This sweetheart is officially the tallest living giraffe measuring in at 5.7m tall (18 ft 8 in).
‘He has a heart of gold and we love him dearly,’ she added, also writing that she’s shared the picture to honour World Giraffe Day.
It comes after Bindi blasted Australia’s major television networks for ruining her ‘dream wedding’.
Sweet! This comes after Bindi shared a previously-unseen photo from her March wedding to Chandler at Australia Zoo, in which she posed with the world’s tallest living giraffe
Happy day! Bindi married Chandler Powell (left) at Australia Zoo in March
She claimed news helicopters flying overhead had forced the couple to change the venue from the ‘African savannah’ section of Australia Zoo to a nearby barn.
Bindi shared a photo from her nuptials to Instagram, alongside the caption: ‘This isn’t the fairytale image capturing the “perfect” wedding day feeling. In fact, it’s quite the opposite.’
Bindi explained that she and Chandler had hoped to say ‘I do’ in the African savannah, but things didn’t go to plan when someone tipped off the media.
Oh dear: Bindi recently blasted Australia’s major TV networks for ruining her ‘dream wedding’ – claiming news helicopters flying overhead had forced the couple to change the venue from the ‘African savannah’ section of Australia Zoo to a nearby barn
‘On our wedding day we were finally about to get married and the paparazzi flew over us in a helicopter scaring our wildlife,’ she wrote.
‘We had to leave our stunning wedding venue on the African savannah for their safety. I said goodbye to the place I had dreamed of getting married for so many years,’ she added.
Bindi and Chandler had moved their original wedding date of April 4 forward to March 25 due to the rapidly escalating COVID-19 pandemic.
Rushed: Bindi and Chandler had moved their original wedding date of April 4 forward to March 25 due to the rapidly escalating COVID-19 pandemic