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Bindi Irwin is revealing why she was absent at her brother Robert Irwin’s Halloween performance on Dancing with the Stars.
On Tuesday, Oct. 28, the wildlife conservationist, 27, shared a snap of herself, her husband Chandler Powell, 28, and their daughter Grace Warrior, 4, to explain why they weren’t in the DWTS audience.
“Chandler, Grace and I all got a bug and I’ve completely lost my voice now…so we will be cheering (quietly) from our living room for Robert and Witney on @dancingwiththestars,” the mother of one wrote. “They have an incredible dance for Halloween week, beyond proud of their hard work and dedication.”
Bindi then directed fans to vote for her 21-year-old brother.
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“Sending get well vibes!” mom Terri Irwin wrote in the comments section.
Tuesday saw Robert perform an Argentine Tango to “Sweet Dreams Are Made of This” by The Hampton String Quartet, alongside his dance partner Witney Carson, 32.
The stage was decorated with a red rose backdrop, smoke and candles as the pair performed their tango, which featured a number of difficult lifts.
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Robert and Carson bagged their highest score so far in the competition with 38 out of 40 points.
Judge Bruno Tonioli told Robert he “literally killed it,” during the show, adding, “that was deadly hot.”
“I am still in disbelief after our first 10s for last night’s dance. Thank you @witneycarson for believing in me to take on our most challenging choreography yet,” Robert wrote as he shared a clip of his performance in a joint post on Instagram with Carson.
“Witney and I have been working hard this week to create something powerful and intense, and I had SO much fun embracing a new side of myself on Halloween night,” Robert said.
He added, “I’ve never been prouder to be part of #TeamIrWINit , and thank YOU for being on this journey with us. I am so grateful. I’ll always remember the Argentine tango! See you next week 🖤❤️.”
This was the second week in a row Bindi has been unable to attend the live taping of DWTS.
On Oct. 21, Bindi shared a sweet photo on her Instagram of herself and Grace from a past taping of the show, explaining in the caption that she and her daughter Grace weren’t able to attend the show’s Wicked night later that day as her little girl wasn’t feeling well.
“We absolutely adore being in the audience to celebrate Uncle Robert on @dancingwiththestars,” Bindi wrote. “This week, Grace has a little cold so we’re going to cheer from our living room. 🩵.”
