In an interview on the Australian TV programme “Anh’s Brush With Fame,” Terri Irwin, the famed naturalist Steve Irwin’s wife, revealed a devastating discovery, over a decade and a half after the world grieved his passing.
Terri, 53, came on the show to oppose culling, but as she spoke, the topic turned to her late husband, Steve, and she disclosed, very movingly, that he had always felt his life would end soon.
Steve Irwin was tragically pierced in the chest by a stingray in 2006 while filming “Ocean’s Deadliest” in Queensland, Australia. Terri remembers clearly the instant she learned of the tragedy and the deep sadness she experienced upon having to tell their two kids, Robert and Bindi. She was overcome by the weight of her responsibilities and her lack of clarity about what to do next.
When Terri and the kids departed for Tasmania, their final memories of her husband were of him waving to them from the airfield. She had no idea that it would be their last goodbye. Eleven years later, the loss of Steve still causes excruciating sorrow. “Every da