Terri Irwin makes heartbreaking admission 19 years after Steve’s death

It’s been nearly 19 years since the world lost one of the greatest conservationists, Steve Irwin.

Steve’s love for the animals of any kind was enormous. He introduced many species to the wide public and always spoke of the natural world with much affection. What’s more, he passed on that love to his children who followed into their dad’s footsteps and are keeping his legacy alive.

Steve lost his life in 2006 during filming at the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. He was pierced through the chest by a stingray.

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“He was having trouble breathing. Even if we’d been able to get him into an emergency ward at that moment we probably wouldn’t have been able to save him, because the damage to his heart was massive,” Justin Lyon, an underwater cameraman and Steve’s close friend told Australia’s Network Ten television.

“As we’re motoring back I’m screaming at one of the other crew in the boat to put their hand over the wound and we’re saying to him things like, ‘Think of your kids, Steve, hang on, hang on, hang on.’ He just sort of calmly looked up at me and said, ‘I’m dying.’ And that was the last thing he said.”

The Crocodile Hunter star is still missed by many, especially his wife, Terri Irwin, and his children, Bindi and Robert.

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Steve and Terri met in 1991 and were married for 14 years. He once shared during his show that the moment he first laid eyes on Terri, he knew she was the one. Steve called it “love at first sight.”

Following Steve’s tragic passing, Terri has done everything in her power to keep his legacy alive. Over the years, she has often confessed that she still misses her husband.

In an interview with Stellar Magazine in April 2025, Terri confirmed she’s still single.

“I’m sure there’s a lot of lovely people out there in the world, but I did find my happily ever after, and I think I still have a lot of love in my life.”

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She went on to admit: “So I’m lonely for Steve, but I’m not lonely. I never mourn being on my own and not being in a relationship. I think we need to say that.

Terri added, “I think women are still amazing, fulfilled, incredible people – even if you never marry, if you have four kids, or two kids, or no kids.

“There are no rules.”

In the past, Terri Irwin was rumored to be dating actor Russell Crowe.

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However, she denied it and claimed the award-winning actor was a close family friend.

“In all honesty, he and Steve became friends many years ago, and after Steve passed, you find out who your true friends are. And Russell has been very loyal as a great friend,” she told Access Hollywood.

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