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Bindi Irwin opens up about losing her dad, 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin

World shocked when Steve passed away in a tragic incident in 2006

Bindi Irwin opens up about losing her dad, 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin

World shocked when Steve passed away in a tragic incident in 2006

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Bindi Irwin opens up about losing her dad, 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin

World shocked when Steve passed away in a tragic incident in 2006

Bindi Irwin said she is "grateful" she got to spend "eight wonderful years" with her wildlife TV presenter father, Steve Irwin, who died in 2006.Steve was known for feeding giant crocodiles, swimming with great white sharks and introducing poisonous snakes to the mainstream via his Animal Planet TV show, "The Crocodile Hunter." His tragic death 바카라 게임 웹사이트 caused by a stingray barb piercing his heart while he was filming an underwater documentary in Queensland, Australia, 바카라 게임 웹사이트 stunned fans across the world.The beloved host was 44 years old when he died, leaving his wife Terri and children Bindi and Robert 바카라 게임 웹사이트 at the time 8 and2 years old respectively. His family were regularly featured in his nature documentaries.Now, Terri, Bindi and Robert are back on Animal Planet with "Crikey! It's the Irwins." Ahead of the show's release, Bindi spoke to Cosmopolitan U.K. about continuing her father's legacy."That magic he had is something we lose as we get older," she said. "When you're a kid you have that childlike curiosity about the world around you, but dad always held onto that. He was so excited to share with other people how special our planet truly is, that's who he was."Bindi added her favorite memories of her dad include him taking them out of math tests to go and climb a mountain instead 바카라 게임 웹사이트 and how on one occasion, he took a 4-year-old Bindi into the open ocean to play with a pod of dolphins."Dad, being dad, said: 'Why don't we just jump in?' He put on my floaties 바카라 게임 웹사이트 I could swim but this was the open ocean."I held onto Dad's shoulders and as we were swimming, the dolphins came up to us and started jumping and diving over my head. They brought their little babies up to us, too. I'll remember that moment for the rest of my life."Bindi added that she's grateful most of the memories of time with her dad were captured on camera, so that, "If anything starts to fade, I just press play and get to re-live some of the best times of my life."Bindi also remembers reading the eulogy at her father's memorial at Australia Zoo in Queensland, where the family still lives."We were all so, so sad, but I could focus on this project," she continued. "Every day I'd work on my speech with mum, who would help me. "On the day, I held my little paper and used my finger to read the words because I was afraid I'd miss one. It was one of the most powerful moments after losing dad."Bindi says she misses her dad every single day but is excited to continue his legacy. She also had wise words of advice for anybody else struggling with the grief of losing someone."It's so important to remember that losing someone you love so very much is like losing a piece of your heart and, when I figured that out, it really helped me," she said. "I will forever miss dad every single day, but I can find love and light and happiness again. You can find that joy and that's what the person you've lost would want. "Everyone has a different grief journey and that's OK. As long as it's not hurting yourself or anyone around you, there's no right or wrong way."

Bindi Irwin said she is "grateful" she got to spend "eight wonderful years" with her wildlife TV presenter father, Steve Irwin, who died in 2006.

Steve was known for feeding giant crocodiles, swimming with great white sharks and introducing poisonous snakes to the mainstream via his Animal Planet TV show, "The Crocodile Hunter." His tragic death 바카라 게임 웹사이트 caused by a stingray barb piercing his heart while he was filming an underwater documentary in Queensland, Australia, 바카라 게임 웹사이트 stunned fans across the world.

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The beloved host was 44 years old when he died, leaving his wife Terri and children Bindi and Robert 바카라 게임 웹사이트 at the time 8 and2 years old respectively. His family were regularly featured in his nature documentaries.

Now, Terri, Bindi and Robert are back on Animal Planet with "Crikey!
It's the Irwins." Ahead of the show's release, Bindi spoke to about continuing her father's legacy.

"That magic he had is something we lose as we get older," she said.

"When you're a kid you have that childlike curiosity about the world around you, but dad always held onto that. He was so excited to share with other people how special our planet truly is, that's who he was."

Bindi added her favorite memories of her dad include him taking them out of math tests to go and climb a mountain instead 바카라 게임 웹사이트 and how on one occasion, he took a 4-year-old Bindi into the open ocean to play with a pod of dolphins.

"Dad, being dad, said: 'Why don't we just jump in?' He put on my floaties 바카라 게임 웹사이트 I could swim but this was the open ocean.

"I held onto Dad's shoulders and as we were swimming, the dolphins came up to us and started jumping and diving over my head. They brought their little babies up to us, too. I'll remember that moment for the rest of my life."

Steve Irwin Bindi and Terri in 2002
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Bindi added that she's grateful most of the memories of time with her dad were captured on camera, so that, "If anything starts to fade, I just press play and get to re-live some of the best times of my life."

Bindi also remembers reading the eulogy at her father's memorial at Australia Zoo in Queensland, where the family still lives.

"We were all so, so sad, but I could focus on this project," she continued. "Every day I'd work on my speech with mum, who would help me.

"On the day, I held my little paper and used my finger to read the words because I was afraid I'd miss one. It was one of the most powerful moments after losing dad."

Bindi Irwin Steve Irwin funeral memorial
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Bindi says she misses her dad every single day but is excited to continue his legacy. She also had wise words of advice for anybody else struggling with the grief of losing someone.

"It's so important to remember that losing someone you love so very much is like losing a piece of your heart and, when I figured that out, it really helped me," she said.

"I will forever miss dad every single day, but I can find love and light and happiness again. You can find that joy and that's what the person you've lost would want.

"Everyone has a different grief journey and that's OK. As long as it's not hurting yourself or anyone around you, there's no right or wrong way."