Robert Irwin admits he's not sure what his late dad Steve would think about him going on Dancing With The Stars

Wildlife warrior Robert Irwin is getting ready to lace up his jazz shoes and hit the stage for Season 34 of Dancing With The Stars. 

But the 21-year-old admits he's not sure what his late dad Steve Irwin's reaction would be to it. 

"I don't know. I have no idea," he told People following the full cast reveal on Wednesday. 

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"Crikey, I don't know, like all of the rhinestones and the glitter and all of that, it's a lot, but you know, I think he always said it was really funny. He'd always go, 'I don't care if people remember me, I want people to remember my message and what I stand for,'" he added. 

For Robert, Steve was just "the greatest dad" who showed people what it meant to really live your life at 100 per cent. 

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Steve was tragically killed in a stingray attack on September 4, 2006 and the Irwin family have done everything to keep his legacy alive. 

So when it comes to putting it all out there, Robert just hopes he'll be able to make his family proud. 

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"I just hope to keep his legacy alive, his spirit, his sense of just love for life," he shares. "And so if I can bring that kind of energy into the ballroom and honour him and his legacy, then I've done my job." 

For the competition Robert has been partnered up with professional dancer Witney Carson. 

He's not the first Irwin to compete, with sister Bindi Irwin actually taking out the trophy and winning Season 21 in 2015. 

In a huge move, Bindi, her husband Chandler Powell and their daughter Grace have made the temporary move to Los Angeles to support him throughout his time on the show.

Mum Terri Irwin will also be there too.

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In a post on Instagram announcing the big "life update" the 28-year-old said she can't wait to cheer her brother through this. 

"I can't wait to support him and cheer him on every week in the audience, and maybe lend some advice here and there. He is going to shine, though, and I know in my heart that he's gonna make it far because he's such a fantastic human being," she said in the video.

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