Steve Irwin’s Wife Opened Up About A Sad Confession He Once Made To Her

It’s July 2018, and Terri Irwin is trying to keep her composure while appearing on the Australian chat show Anh’s Brush with Fame. Terri is the widow of the late wildlife expert Steve Irwin, you see, and discussing her deceased husband with the show’s host has brought a whirlwind of emotions to the surface. After all, Terri is about to reveal a secret that her beloved spouse had confessed to her in his final weeks. And the never-before-heard tidbit proves that Steve had in fact been fearful for his life.

Confession

Yet Terri’s life with Steve – the star of Animal Planet’s The Crocodile Hunter – was one filled with love, happiness and adventure. All of which makes its final twist even more tragic. And the confession that Steve had made to Terri just before his death actually turned out to be eerily prophetic.

The man behind the scenes

It’s worth considering, however, the start of Steve’s life – before dwelling further on its devastating end. So what do we know? Well, Steve was born in February 1962 in Essendon – a suburb of Melbourne, Australia – on his mom’s 20th birthday. His parents, Robert “Bob” Irwin and Lysette “Lynn” Irwin, also had two daughters: Joy and Mandy.

Animal lover

As he explained to Larry King in a 2004 interview, Steve was born with little choice but to love animals. He told the American host, “My dad was a wildlife expert. His field was herpetology, one who studies reptiles, and my mom was a wildlife rehabilitator... So my parents actually guided me in the direction that I’ve gone.”

In his nature

Incredibly, for instance, Steve received an 11-foot python as a sixth-birthday present from his parents. Fred – as the pet became known – was perhaps an unlikely companion for such a young boy, of course. Yet the snake undoubtedly played a part in Steve’s burgeoning love for reptiles both large and small.