“Robert Irwin Just Flipped Dancing With the Stars Upside Down — And Fans Are Saying the Mirrorball Is Already His.” His Gravity-Defying Jive to “Baby I’m a Star” Didn’t Just Light up the Ballroom — It Detonated It. Robert Irwin Leaped, Spun, and Landed With a Confidence No One Expected From the Wildlife Hero-Turned-Dancer. Judges Shot to Their Feet, the Audience Roared, and Social Media Exploded Within Seconds

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Robert Irwin’s done it again.

Another week, another perfect score for the Aussie on the American version of Dancing with the Stars – but this time, it’s put him through to the grand final.

The energetic jive to Prince’s 1984 hit Baby I’m a Star ended with the 21-year-old being flipped by his partner Witney Carson.

Watch the video above.

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Robert Irwin has earned another perfect score on the US version of Dancing with the Stars. (Eric McCandless/Disney via Getty Images)

Judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli praised the son of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, giving him 10s across the board and his second perfect score of the season.

Tonioli labelled the dance a “superstar jive”, while Hough labelled Robert’s full-body movements “incredible”.

Inaba also praised the celebrity dancer, calling it a performance worthy of getting them through to the grand final.

ROBERT IRWIN, WITNEY CARSON
The jive to Prince’s 1984 hit Baby I’m a Star ended with Irwin being flipped by partner Witney Carson. (Eric McCandless/Disney via Getty Images)
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Judges labelled the dance a “superstar jive”, with one praising Irwin’s “incredible” full body movements. (Eric McCandless/Disney via Getty Images)

“Thank you, I’m over the moon, this means the world,” Irwin said after the performance.

“This is changing my life and I’m so grateful.”

His second performance on the Prince music themed night was a Viennese Waltz to the song Wow.

The duo scored 29 out of the possible 30, which was enough to take them to the top of the leaderboard.

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Fans online also praised his efforts and have already crowned Irwin winner ahead of the finale next week, where he’ll need to perform three routines.

There’ll be a little extra pressure for the Wildlife Warrior to grab that mirrorball trophy, after sister Bindi Irwin won her series back in 2015.

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