Bindi Irwin Chokes Up Talking About Becoming A Mom Without Steve Irwin As She Says ‘It’s Devastating’

Apr 28, 2021 by apost team

Bindi's romance with Powell has captivated fans of the Irwin family since July 2019, when the two announced their engagement. From what fans have heard of the couple, it often seems like Bindi and Powell are a match made in heaven. Take the couple's wedding as an example. Although the global pandemic forced Bindi and Powell to change some of their arrangements, they still managed to have what seemed like a magical wedding in the gardens of the Australia Zoo in Queensland on Mar. 25, 2020. Their ceremony even included a koala — not to mention a beautiful floral arrangement.
The 22-year-old Bindi gave birth to her first child, Grace Warrior Irwin Powell, on Mar. 25, 2021, which she and Powell, 24, announced to the world on social media. The couple's announcement soon went viral as Irwin fans from around the world heard the news. As if the birth of the animal-loving couple's first baby wasn't unique enough, Bindi and Powell revealed that Grace was also born on their first wedding anniversary.
Since that special day, both Irwin and her husband have been keeping fans up to date via social media, posting photos (and a video) with the newborn regularly.

In an hour-long Discovery+ special "Crikey! It's a Baby," Bindi opens up and even gets emotional thinking about the relationship her baby could have had with her late father, Steve Irwin. Bindi wishes that Steve would have had the opportunity to meet Grace, and in the video clip, Bindi is reduced to tears when talking about it.

Read on to learn more about what Bindi said regarding her newborn daughter Grace not having the opportunity to meet her late father, Steve.

When Grace was born, Bindi broke the news a day later on Instagram. The heartfelt post included a photo of Powell and Bindi holding their newborn together, as well as a second photo of Grace's first outfit and an information card with details about the birth.

Bindi and Powell first announced that they were expecting a child on Aug. 11, 2020, in a surprise post to their social media accounts. At the time, Bindi said that she was still somewhere in her first trimester.

She updated fans on Instagram again on Sept. 22, 2020, writing that she and Powell were expecting a baby girl. The 22-year-old star posted the announcement alongside a photo of herself, her husband, a giant Aldabra tortoise, and a sonogram of their unborn child.

According to CNN, Bindi, who has become a conservationist and television star in the spirit of her late father Steve Irwin, married then-24-year-old Powell on Mar. 25, 2020. In keeping with the family's love for animals, Bindi and Powell held the secret wedding in the gardens of Australia Zoo in Queensland. As bizarre and unusual as that may seem, the zoo still belongs to the Irwin family; the family lives there together — as it's the same facility that Bindi's grandparents opened in the 1970s. And now, it's become the place where Bindi and Powell tied the knot.

Days after the candlelit zoo wedding in Queensland, Australia, Bindi's mother reflected on the fact that her husband didn't get the chance to see their daughter married.

The late Australian zookeeper, Steve, was best known for his charming role on the show "The Crocodile Hunter." According to CNN, he died in 2006 at the age of 44 after a stingray pierced his chest while the star was filming a documentary. 

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The 44-year-old father's death led to an outpouring of support from fans, environmentalists and friends of the idiosyncratic television host. Steve's show, "The Crocodile Hunter," was so successful that it appeared in more than 100 countries on cable television. The star was also a frequent guest on talk shows like "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" to "Live With Regis and Kelly." He is perhaps most remembered for his enthusiastic catchphrases like "Check out the size of this bloke!", "Whew, he's getting cranky!", "Isn't she a beauty?" and "Crikey!"

Since 2018, Bindi has amassed a following of her own fans through the Australian reality television show "Crikey! It's the Irwins." Robert and Terri — and now Powell — also appear on the show. Bindi and Chandler's journey throughout parenthood was documented on the "Crikey! It's a Baby!" Discovery series that also premiered on Sunday.

In the premiere, Bindi got emotional thinking about how baby Grace will never meet her late father, Steve. Bindi said:

"It's hard knowing that she'll never get to actually meet him and it's devastating because I'll never get to watch their connection. But, I can not wait to be able to tell beautiful Grace all of these stories about dad, to be able to share with her what an amazing father he..."

With Chandler by her side, Bindi began to cry as she went on and said:

"It's going to be…it's going to be really special…It's going to be really special for her to know him through us, to tell her about what an amazing man he was...He would have loved her so much."

Eventually, Bindi's mom Terri chimed in to add that Steve would have made a wonderful grandfather. Although baby Grace will never get to meet Steve, we're sure that she'll carry on his same spunk and spirit. 

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