Posted on 09/26/2006 9:26:47 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
FOOTAGE of Steve Irwin's death will never be shown on television, Terri Irwin has told American journalist Barbara Walters.
Clutching a handkerchief and her eyes red from crying, Terri spoke emotionally to Walters about her fairytale marriage with crocodile hunter, Steve Irwin.
Walters, one of America's best known TV journalists, flew to Queensland last week for the interview.
Asked whether the footage of Irwin's September 4 death would ever be aired on television, Terri was blunt and emphatic.
"It won't be. No. No. What purpose would that serve,' she said, adding that she had not looked at the footage of her husband's death.
That footage shows Irwin swimming above a stingray, while filming a documentary on the Great Barrier Reef, when it lashed out and speared him in the heart with its barbed tail, according to Irwin's manager, John Stainton, who said Irwin pulled the barb from his chest before losing consciousness.
US-born Terri said her 44-year-old husband knew he would not live a long life.
"He'd talk about it often. But it wasn't because of any danger from wildlife. That was never a consideration. He just felt life could be dangerous," she said in the interview, to be broadcast in the US tomorrow evening.
"It was an accident so stupid. It was like running with a pencil. It was not risk he was taking," she said. "It was just an accident. And I couldn't fall to pieces because the children were there.
"I have to make sure the zoo keeps running," Terri said.
"He planned all of that masterfully. He planned this wonderful business so that it could continue if anything happened to him."
She said she was surviving "one minute at a time" and that what she would miss most about him was that he was fun.
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Will you be watching the interview? I expect to get teary.
With a box of kleenex on hand.
For some reason I feel protective of Terri and Bindi and I hope MS Walters treats them right.
Mabe it's because Terri is from the States and, like me, Bindi is part American. Only I'm Canadian-American.
What's thier screennames, I might have posted to them before.
(wonder what I did............)
Freepmail coming.
Steve wasn't jackass(or WildBOYZ), his program was educational.
I gotta go check that Frmail.
read your frmail
I know two of them.
They shal remaim annonymouse.
Now I'm gonna have ta get over to the threads they frequent.
I guess when you're over 21 (and 30) it's embarrassing to be on the same forum as Mom. It's even better when Dad's on. :)
Someone said that it doesn't appear that Bindi will be in the interview. I hope not as I don't trust the old hag not to make Steves baby cry.
LOL!
A family affair!
Couldn't find the one but I gave a shout out to one if his buddies on the Dimensional Door thread.
They must have thought it better not to include Bindi.
I see what your saying but Irwin is a professional and he says
so many times during his program, not to do what he does.
Either you don't explain well or he's not listening. Would he try to perform brain surgery because of a special on TV? If he sees someone flying a plane, will he try it? Has he jumped out of a window because he saw skydivers?
yep, cartoons and video games have violence in them is the kid also going to act out those scenes?
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