Robert Irwin is co-hosting his third season of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here Australia, alongside Julia Morris, and the veteran host revealed that Robert flew straight to the jungle after winning the Mirrorball trophy on Dancing With The Stars (DWTS) US.
“He came directly from the dance floor to the jungle,” she told Chattr in an interview ahead of the premiere.
Julia explained that Robert won DWTS on November 25, and he flew to do a winner’s interview with his partner Witney Carson the next morning, then immediately left the television studio to come to South Africa.
“After winning, literally, he got on a plane. He and Witney and the gang went to do Good Morning America. And then from Good Morning America, he went straight out to the airport. He got on a plane and did that journey to Johannesburg. And then he swapped onto another plane to come up to where we live in our little bush town,” she said.
Julia added that she was so excited to see Robert and congratulate him that she snuck out onto the tarmac to meet him.
“He arrived at about 3:30pm in the afternoon and I was dancing at the end of the tarmac trying to make him laugh. I was there with two pink paddles [dancing] down the end of the runway. I was doing it on split, to be fair.
“I’m not even really meant to do that. I was just too excited to see him,” she added. “Anyway, we got him out of there, put him home,” she added. “Give the man a break, and then he had a sleep. And the next morning, at seven o’clock, we were on set.”
Julia raved about Robert being born for TV, but did point out how she believes he has the stamina to go straight from one international reality show to another.
“All everyone keeps saying to me, because I’m like, how does he do it? He’s 21. That’s how he can do it!” She laughed.
“He definitely came off the back of one of, I imagine, one of the more emotional experiences of his life. and true to Robert’s style, he just nailed it.”
Why Julia Morris says her on-screen dynamic with Robert Irwin works so well
As a viewer, there’s no denying that Robert and Julia bounce off each other with perfect comedic timing on I’m a Celebrity Australia, and Julia believes it comes down to being on the same wavelength.
“I think we have a very, very similar sense of humour,” she told Chattr.
“I’m not too much for him. I wasn’t for doctor [Chris Brown] either. But with Robert, if somebody mentions that we just need to relax. Then I’ll be like, relax [singing], and he’ll join in. And then the two of us will be going again. We could be in a better rhythm. But also, we’re both really in love with the show.”
We couldn’t be more excited to see Robert and Julia reunited once again for I’m a Celebrity Australia 2026!
I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here Australia 2026 premieres on January 18 on Channel 10 and 10Play.
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