Robert Irwin has become the youngest Australian ever immortalised in wax at Madame Tussauds Sydney. The 20-year-old conservationist unveiled his lifelike figure in a heartfelt moment today that also brought him face-to-face with the wax figure of his late father, Steve Irwin, for the first time.
Dressed in his signature Australia Zoo khakis, Robert’s wax figure captures his adventurous spirit, complete with a Canon DSLR camera in hand and a python draped dramatically over the lens – a nod to his passion for wildlife photography and conservation.
Irwin shared snaps of the iconic moment, writing “Caught up with my new mate today at Madame Tussaud’s Sydney… So SURREAL and such an honour! Grateful 🙏”
After unveiling his own wax figure, Robert said he became emotional after seeing his late father Steve Irwin’s wax figure for the first time.
“It was the first time I’d ever got to see my dad’s wax figure. I’d seen pictures of it, but I’d never seen it in real life, and I was actually, I was overcome with emotion and I didn’t think that was going to happen”, Irwin told Sunrise.
“Dad for the last, well, 17 years of my life has been pictures and video and to actually see him, kind of just standing there, it was a lot to take in.”
