LGBTQ+ ally Robert Irwin death-rolled by 14ft ‘boss croc’ in horror story
Robert Irwin is a conservationalist (Getty Images | Instagram/robertirwinphotography)
Dancing with the Stars winner Robert Irwin has shared a horrifying story of how he was death-rolled by a 14 foot crocodile, named Jimmy Fallon.
Irwin, who describes himself as a “proud” LGBTQ+ ally, spoke to the human Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show. He has recently been announced as the host of Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro, which will see dancers battling it out for a pro spot on the main show.
Fallon brought the crocodile up, saying: “I know you had a baby crocodile you named Jimmy Fallon.”
Telling the chat show host that the croc’s “not a baby anymore”, he revealed a terrifying encounter.
Irwin explained: “I named this crocodile Jimmy Fallon, like, years ago, and he’s now what we call a boss croc. He’s huge… normal size for a crocodile.”
He went on: “We research crocodiles in the wild to better conserve them, right? So the way you do that – my dad came up with this – is you actually have to jump on them.
“So I jumped on the back of Jimmy Fallon and he death-rolled me.
“I jumped onto him. I kid you not. Fourteen foot of crocodile, big croc, death rolls me. So I’m stuck underneath him with my arm hanging out.
“I’ve got like probably, I don’t know, maybe 700lbs on top of me. And I’m just like, ‘What do I do?’
“Luckily he rolled back the other way, and I was fine. He’s a goer!”
Robert Irwin the ‘proud’ LGBTQ+ ally
Robert Irwin has long been a vocal ally of the LGBTQ+ community, sharing a post in 2020 with the caption: “Proud to be an ally of the LGBTQIA+ community this #comingoutday.”
Since then, he’s been keeping the gays hot under the collar with his chest-flashing routines on Dancing with the Stars, and an underwear campaign for Bonds.
“I did not expect the reaction it got,” he told People of his pants shots. “I’m not going to lie: it was a little strange. But people were also very kind. I forget that so many people have been on my journey since I was tiny – I was born on Crocodile Hunter. I’m grateful to everyone who’s been there from the little Bobby days, but yes, I’m all grown up.”
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