Bindi Irwin relocates to LA as brother Robert joins Dancing with the Stars

Bindi Irwin has taken to social media to explain her family’s surprising move from Australia to Los Angeles.

The 27-year-old has recently relocated to the United States city with her husband Chandler and daughter Grace, leaving Australia Zoo behind.

In a video shared to her Instagram, she has confirmed the sweet reason for the shift - and reassured her followers it will only be temporary.

“Not forever, just for the next three months - Australia Zoo will always be home!”

Irwin’s younger brother is set to compete on the 34th season of Dancing with the Stars, a US dance celebrity television contest filmed in LA.

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Bindi won the 21st season of the show at just 17, alongside dance partner Derek Hough.

The pair received a perfect score of 30 for their last performance on the show.

Now, a decade later, she hopes Robert, 21, will follow in her footsteps and take home the final prize.

“He is going to shine though, and I know in my heart he is going to make it far because he is such a fantastic human being,” she said of her brother.

Bindi urged her followers to support her younger sibling by following him on social media.

She said she would continue to give updates about the family’s time in the States during their stay.

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Bindi and Robert’s mother, Terri, has also taken a break from wildlife conservation to support her son.

Australia Zoo, which the family continue to own and operate, is the legacy of family patriarch and Australian television personality, Steve Irwin.

The “Crocodile Hunter” tragically died in 2006 after being stung by a stingray, when Bindi was 8 and Robert just 2.

Bindi dedicated several of her Dancing with the Stars performances to her late father, including a safari-themed dance to Crocodile Rock.