Robert Irwin Breaks Down in Tears Dancing to Phil Collins ‘Tarzan’ Ballad on ‘DWTS’ Dedication Night Routine in Honor of Mom

Wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin continued his reddish blistery tally connected Dancing With the Stars connected Tuesday nighttime (Oct. 14) erstwhile helium and dancing spouse Witney Carson wowed the judges connected Dedication nighttime with a modern regular successful grant of Irwin’s family.

Dancing to a screen of the 1990 Phil Collins ballad “You’ll Be successful My Heart” from the Disney movie Tarzan, the 21-year-old began the regular seated connected the level successful shadow, earlier looking up to the heavens arsenic Carson approached him from behind. “Come halt your crying it volition beryllium alright/ Just instrumentality my hand, clasp it tight/ I volition support you from each astir you,” went the lyrics arsenic the 2 joined hands and Irwin picked Carson up for a bid of lifts arsenic they spun and embraced crossed the level emoting the song’s tear-jerking connection done their moves.

And then, successful a infinitesimal that drew gasps and whoops from the workplace audience, the agleam achromatic staging and costuming dimmed arsenic the camera swooped astir Irwin to uncover a yellowish palette and a caller partner: Irwin’s mother, Terri. Holding hands, the mother-son duo did a twirl and ended with a agelong hug.

Irwin has been a season-long favourite connected the show’s 34th play and connected a nighttime erstwhile determination were nary eliminations, his moving tribute decidedly helped cement his front-runner status.

According to People, earlier the brace began their routine, Irwin discussed dedicating the creation to his ma successful a confessional video. “I’ve ne'er been capable to seizure the feeling of gratitude I consciousness for her. At each milestone, erstwhile I conscionable wish, erstwhile I conscionable privation that my dada was there, she was she was there, and that was enough,” helium said, besides tipping his grant chapeau to his precocious father, beloved TV property Steve Irwin, who died astatine 44 successful 2006 aft being pierced by a stingray barb portion filming his show.

“I conflict a batch with losing dada a lot,” Irwin added. “She ever made definite my dada was contiguous successful our lives. I wanted to cognize however arrogant my dada would beryllium of her.” Terri Irwin popped successful for rehearsals and admitted that it was decidedly an affectional week, joking, “I’m present to cry,” earlier adding, “After we mislaid Steve, it was hard to grin again, for rather while. So for him to say, ‘You lifted maine up,’ honestly, it was the opposite. Because of them, I could get up each morning, truthful each time I’m a arrogant mama.”

At the extremity of the routine, older sister Bindi, 27 — who won DWTS successful play 21 — ran up to springiness her intelligibly affectional member a hug earlier helium got his scores from the judges. “[Your begetter i...