Charli D’Amelio has a namesake down under!
The influencer, 21, paid a visit to the famed Australia Zoo in Queensland, where she and her travel companions hung out with some animals and one of the park’s managers, Robert Irwin. D’Amelio compiled various clips from her trip to the zoo in a TikTok posted on Friday, April 3. The videos show her interacting with a number of creatures at the wildlife exhibition.
In overlaying text, she called the zoo outing the “best. day. ever.” The content creator also shouted out their host in her caption. “Thank you for the best day @Robert Irwin !” she wrote, tagging the wildlife conservationist, 22, who won Dancing with the Stars three seasons after D’Amelio’s win in 2022.
At one point in the video, the Mirrorball trophy holders can be seen sitting in a grassy area with a young kangaroo. As the baby animal grazed in front of D’Amelio, Irwin announced a special homage to her.
“I think it’s only fair that you have a kangaroo named after you. I think that’d be fun. So little Charli, what do you think?” he said, prompting the social media star and her friends to exclaim with appreciation.
“This is the best day of my life. Oh my gosh,” she responded.
The Australian native — whose sister, Bindi Irwin, also won Dancing with the Stars in 2015 — left a comment on D’Amelio’s TikTok inviting her back to the Australia Zoo.
“Thanks so much for visiting You’re welcome to come catch up with Charli the kangaroo any time!!” he wrote.
Irwin previously brought some of his winning energy down to the zoo a couple of months after he nabbed first place in the season 34 finale. On Jan. 8, he posted a video to Instagram featuring both his Mirrorball Trophy and some of the animals that live in the wildlife park his family owns and operates.
“The mirrorball has made it home – had to show my friends what I’ve been up to ” he captioned the video of himself showing the prize to some of the zoo residents, including a koala, a bird and a snake. Each creature took time to sniff, bite and slither around the shiny prize.
In a shocking twist that left fans stunned, the complicated relationship between Kim Burgess and Adam Ruzek takes another dramatic turn — this time with unexpected pregnancy news that changes everything.
It all begins after an emotional and intimate moment between the two. What seemed like a fleeting connection quickly turns into something far more serious when Burgess discovers she’s pregnant — and Ruzek is the father.
The news hits hard. Not just for Ruzek, but for Burgess herself, who finds herself completely overwhelmed by the reality of the situation.
With a dangerous job, an unstable life, and a relationship still full of unresolved tension, Burgess is forced to face the hardest question of her life:
Should she keep the baby… or let it go?
At first, she hesitates. The timing feels wrong, the risks feel too high. Ruzek, equally shaken, struggles to process it all — but makes one thing clear: he will stand by her, no matter what she decides.
The pressure builds as both of them realize that this isn’t just about love anymore — it’s about responsibility, fear, and the unknown future ahead.
After a deeply emotional case, Burgess begins to see things differently. The idea of becoming a mother slowly starts to feel right. Against all odds, she decides to keep the baby.
For a brief moment, it seems like hope has returned.
But then… everything falls apart.
During a dangerous mission, Burgess is brutally attacked. The consequences are devastating — she loses the baby before it ever has a chance to be born.
The loss shatters both of them.
In an instant, hope turns into heartbreak, leaving fans completely devastated by one of the most emotional storylines in the series.
The tragedy doesn’t just take the baby — it leaves a deep emotional scar between them. Burgess shuts down, drowning in grief, while Ruzek is left feeling helpless and broken.
And yet, somehow, this shared pain begins to pull them back toward each other.