This Is Bindi Irwin's Biggest Fashion Regret
Bindi Irwin isn't exactly someone you'd describe as a girly girl. For one thing, she lives and works in the Australia Zoo, so traipsing around in full glam isn't exactly an option. Irwin's go-to outfit, as long-time fans of the animal conservationist and daughter of the late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin will know, is an all-khaki getup. For her everyday look, Irwin neglects the blow-dry, instead leaving her hair wavy and natural, and wears nothing but a lick of eyeliner on her face.
Irwin is known for being a natural beauty — not exactly a tomboy, but a woman so serious about the important work she's doing, that how she looks doesn't factor into the equation. The biggest shock of Irwin appearing on Dancing with the Stars, aside from the fact she won the whole thing in spite of being a teenager and virtually unknown to most Americans, was seeing her done up to the nines. As it happens, the animal rights activist wasn't entirely comfortable getting glammed up.
Wearing heels didn't come easily to Bindi Irwin
While chatting about her typical beauty routine (hint: it's not terribly complicated) with 9 Honey, Irwin opened up about her biggest fashion regret. "I had never worn high heels in my entire life until I got to Dancing with the Stars," she revealed. As Irwin recalled, she put a pair on for the very first time and "fell flat on my face." The animal conservationist admitted that if she could do it all again, she'd make herself wear heels prior to stepping out on the ballroom floor.
In a 2015 interview with ET, Irwin acknowledged, however, that she relished the challenge of appearing on the hit show. "It's kind of nice to step outside of my comfort zone and try some sparkles on," she said at the time, midway through rehearsals. Irwin didn't know then how well she'd do, of course, admitting, "I walked into this whole new adventure having no concept what I was going to do — I had the passion in my soul, but you really don't know what to expect." Happily, her positive, can-do attitude carried Irwin all the way to the winner's circle and a massive paycheck.