The celebs are coming back to fight over the Mirrorball Trophy once again! Dancing With The Stars will return for a season 34 (yep, it’s been on the air that long) in fall 2025. And, we’ve got our first peek at the season to come. Hulu hosted a Get Real reality TV event on April 22, with Dancing With The Stars standbys Julianne Hough, Derek Hough, and more in attendance. And, the first celeb of the season was also there: Robert Irwin.
That’s right, the littlest Irwin is following in his sister Bindi’s footsteps by competing on Dancing With The Stars. When Bindi joined the cast back in 2015, she did it specifically to honor their late dad, Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin. She honored him well by winning season 21, so Robert’s got some big dance shoes to fill.
Bindi showed her support for her brother with a sweet Instagram after his casting announcement. “Robert, you are going to absolutely shine in the ballroom. I wish I could express the magnitude of how proud I am of you and everything you have achieved,” she wrote.
Bindi won alongside Derek Hough, who’s now a judge on Dancing With The Stars. Even though the season hasn’t started yet, he already has encouraging things to say to Robert. “It’s been 10 years since that little guy was on that front row rooting for [his sister],” Derek told PEOPLE. “To see the man that he’s become in 10 years is pretty amazing. We’re really lucky to have him.”
Read on for a breakdown of the Dancing With The Stars season 34 cast.
Dancing With The Stars Season 34 Cast
Robert Irwin
Robert Irwin was the first celebrity cast member announced for Dancing With The Stars season 34. He showed up at the Hulu event to make his casting announcement in a style you’d expect: Shirtless and with a snake draped over him. If that’s a sneak peek of what’s to come, I think it’s gonna be a fun season.
“I cannot tell you what a privilege, what an honor it is to be joining this season,” Robert said at the event. He also reminisced about watching Bindi perform. “I said, ‘One day, that’s gonna be me.’ And now, that dream is a reality, and I am over the moon. Let’s do this!”
Just like his dad, Robert is a conservationist and zookeeper. He starred in the Animal Planet series Crikey! It’s the Irwins with his sister and mom, and the family owns and operates the Australia Zoo.
Robert also recently revealed, ahem, a lot in a viral modeling campaign for Bonds, an Australian underwear brand. In the ads, he poses in just his underwear with a number of venomous creatures like snakes and lizards. Like I said, I think all signs point to this being a very fun season of Dancing With The Stars.
