Bindi refutes dating rumours between mother and Russell Crowe

TV personality Bindi Irwin has shut down romance rumours between her mother, Terri, and Oscar-winner Russell Crowe, by saying the two are "just friends".

"There's a lot of crazy rumours. You know we do love Russell, but Mum and Russell aren't actually in love," the "Dancing With the Stars" season 21 winner said on E! "Daily Pop".

"My dad is still very much my mother's soul mate," she said, referring to her late father, Steve Irwin.

Steve was a wildlife expert who was working on the documentary series "Ocean's Deadliest" when he was attacked by a stingray off the coast of northern Australia and died in 2006.

"I think that no matter what, Mum always says that they'll always be married. So in this life and the next, they're a couple and a team. So I think that's really important."

She added, "Russell is a wonderful wildlife warrior. He was a dear friend of Dad's, now a dear friend of ours. He feels like family to us, but Mum and Russell? Just friends.

For sure."

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