As Dancing With the Stars celebrates its 20th anniversary, Robert Irwin is taking a look back at his history with the ABC competition series.
As many fans know, Robert’s sister, Bindi Irwin, famously won Season 21 of DWTS with Derek Hough in 2015. Ten years later, Robert is now hoping to take home the Season 34 mirrorball with his pro partner, Witney Carson. Ahead of the show’s 20th Birthday Party episode on Tuesday, November 11, Robert posted some sweet throwback photos of himself cheering on Bindi in the DWTS ballroom via his Instagram Story.
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