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Robert Irwin Shares Sweet Gesture He 'Always' Does for Niece Grace, 4, When He Travels (Exclusive)

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Hannah Sacks, Skyler CarusoFebruary 7, 2026 at 4:38 AM

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Robert Irwin and his niece Grace.

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Robert Irwin is sharing one of his duties as uncle to sister Bindi Irwin's daughter Grace

The nature conservationist told PEOPLE that he always brings a plush animal back for his niece

He also shared which animal he'll be looking for as he attends the Super Bowl in San Francisco, Calif.

Robert Irwin takes his uncle duties seriously — even when he's out from Down Under.

The reigning Dancing with the Stars champ and nature conservationist, 22, spoke with PEOPLE at the 2026 NFL Honors in San Francisco, Calif. on Thursday, Feb. 5. Irwin, who is attending his first Super Bowl this year, shared that he's making sure he brings back a souvenir for his 4-year-old niece, Grace Warrior.

"I always have to. Usually, it's a plush toy," says the proud uncle. "I'll go somewhere. I'll be like, 'I'm going to Africa. What animal do you want? What do you want me to bring back?' And she'll be like, 'A hippopotamus.'"

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"Or if I'm going to America, she's like, 'You have to bring back a mountain lion.' So I have to find a little plush animal everywhere I go, and she's got her little collection. Mate, uncle duties, I take it very seriously," explains Irwin.

As for what animal Irwin is going to bring back this time?

"Ooh, she's in a whale phase right now," he shares. "We may have to go the whale route."

Irwin and his niece have a close bond. When he was competing on Dancing with the Stars, his sister Bindi Irwin brought her daughter and husband, Chandler Powell, to Los Angeles to cheer him on. Grace even got to attend one of her uncle's rehearsals.

Back in November, Bindi shared a sweet photo of her daughter Grace at Robert's rehearsal for the dancing competition series. In the adorable picture, Grace could be seen wearing a dark green sparkly dress with a green ribbon, posing with her arms over her head.

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Bindi, who won season 21 of the reality dance show with partner Derek Hough, smiled with her arm around Robert, who crouched down next to his dancing partner, Witney Carson. "Celebrating 20 years of @dancingwiththestars. So incredibly special to bring Grace to the rehearsal studio," Bindi wrote in the caption.

"Her favourite part? 'Dance Class' with Witney and Uncle Robert. 🥹 My. Heart. #TeamIrWINit," she added.

At the end of September, Bindi shared a series of photos on Instagram ahead of attending a live taping of DWTS. In one sweet photo, Bindi and Powell posed with Grace in front of a multicolored mural.

Other photos showed just the mom and her daughter twirling together alone. Bindi wore a baby pink dress with flowers on the bodice, matching her daughter Grace's mini version. The two posed together for photos, smiling and dancing.

"Dancing all the way to @dancingwiththestars. 💕" Bindi wrote in her caption.

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