Terri Irwin Says She Hasn't Considered Dating After Her Husband's Death: 'I've Had My Happily Ever After'
When beloved wildlife expert and TV personality Steve Irwin was killed in , he left behind his loving wife Terri Irwin and his two adoring children, Bindi and Robert. It's been nine years since his death and it's clear his family is as devoted, strong and loving as ever.
As year-old Bindi competes on this season of Dancing With the Stars, her mother Terri, 51, and year-old brother are staying in L.A. to show their support. ET's Cameron Mathison caught up with the family during DWTS rehearsal, where Terri shared her sweet memories of her late husband, and how she doesn't have an interest in finding a new partner.
"I think I've had my happily ever after," Terri said, smiling. "I still feel immense love and loyalty to Steve. And I've got great kids, I've got a very full life, and while I'm lonely for Steve, I'm not a lonely person."
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Terri meet Steve in and the two fell quickly in love. The couple tied the knot in June after dating for eight months, and they fil
Terri Irwin Is Not Dating, Says Late Husband Steve Was Her ‘Happily Ever After’
Terri Irwin isn’t looking for love following the death of her husband, "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, in
Speaking to Us Weekly ahead of the annual Steve Irwin Gala earlier this month, the American-Australian conservationist, 59, said she has no plans on dating anyone.
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“I totally got my happily ever after,” Terri, 59, told the publication in an article published on Thursday, May
“And while there are a lot of wonderful men in the world, can you see another Steve Irwin? I just can’t. I’d be like, ‘I love that you’re a librarian and the Dewey Decimal System is cool, but I got to go jump a crocodile and do that.’ Forget that,” she said.
Steve, fondly nicknamed “The Crocodile Hunter” after his and Terri’s s’ educational television series of the same title, died in September at He died after he was pierced in the chest by a short-tail stingray barb while filming in the Great Barrier Reef.
Terri and Steve share two children together — daughter Bindi Irwin, 25, and
Terri Irwin Opens Up About Her Love Life 15 Years After Husband's Death: 'Steve Was It for Me'
Terri Irwin is speaking candidly about her love for her late husband.
While chatting with The Courier Mail, per Yahoo! Lifestyle, Terri, 57, opened up about her past relationship with Steve Irwin, who died at the age of 44 in when he was struck by a stingray barb off the coast of northern Australia.
Responding to questions about her current love life, Terri told the outlet, "You know, and I keep saying this, and I think maybe 15 years later people are finally starting to believe me, Steve was it for me."
"That's just the way it is," she added. "I had a big, big love and it was enough to last a lifetime."
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Terri and Steve first met back in , when Terri stopped by a small reptile park in Australia where Steve had been working as a zookeeper at the time. The couple went on to marry in June
Continuing her conversation with The Courier Mail, Terri explained that she is alright with being on her own and is "too busy" to find n
How Bindi, Robert Irwin Are Encouraging Mom Terri To Date Again
Bindi Irwin and Robert Irwin, the children of the late Steve Irwin, have recently been encouraging their mom Terri to start dating again. Terri has not dated or remarried since the sudden and tragic death of Steve in from a fatal stingray accident. The couple first met in when Terri visited the zoo where Steve worked, and they got engaged after four months, then married after another four months.
“We were soulmates, best friends, and worked together on a mission of wildlife conservation. Best of all, we had lots of fun,” Terri said of their relationship. “We got 14 years of marriage — we had the best, most fantastic adventurous wonderful life that you could imagine.”
Bindi and Robert Irwin are trying to help their mom date again
Terri did, at one point, say that she has no plans to remarry. “I think when you become a young widow, it can be uncomfortable for other couples, that whole, ’Oh well, now she’s single, is she looking around?’ And my male friends are more comfortable, they can see I’m not chasing them. I’m too busy to chase anybody.”
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