Posted on 05/25/2007 8:26:20 AM PDT by mom4kittys
BEERWAH, Australia - Bindi Irwin wants her new TV show to continue the educational and conservation work of her father, the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin.
"I'm proud to be showing kids that conservation and helping wildlife is a stack of fun," the 8-year-old Bindi said Friday at the Australian launch of "Bindi: The Jungle Girl."
"It's just the most amazing thing that we could ever do," she said.
Producers say the show will feature Steve Irwin in scenes shot before he was killed by a stingray last fall while filming one of his popular television documentaries.
Irwin's widow, Terri, said her husband would have been very proud of his daughter's debut. The series will air on the Discovery Kids Channel in the United States and the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
"I think he would have said, `Crikey mate, I couldn't wait for Bindi to take over,'" Terri Irwin said.
Bindi was being groomed as Irwin's successor in his TV and conservation business, which includes a family run animal park at Beerwah in Queensland state.
"Bindi's been filming with us since she first hatched," Terri Irwin said. "It was a natural progression to be doing her own shows, and Steve was involved with the first seven episodes."
"He really enjoyed watching Bindi doing and showcasing the wildlife that he worked with for so many years," she said. "It gave him great pleasure."
"Bindi: The Jungle Girl" premieres June 9 on the Discovery Kids Channel.
Bindi will also host "My Daddy the Croc Hunter," a one-hour special to air June 8 on the Animal Planet.
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I think being IN Hollywood and told constantly how wonderful you are is what happens to child stars. I can't picture her Mom and Grandpa letting her get away with much. And Mom seems to have a handle on things if she consulted a psychologist early on. Terri Irwin seems to know when to ask for help/advice.
This was something that was already in production when her dad died. To her this is a normal childhood.
Thank you mom4kittys, she is a real cutie!
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