The newly crowned champ opened up about the full-circle moment, his family’s support, and the partner who helped him through every step.

Overall, Robert Irwin’s dating life has been a topic of conversation throughout the show’s run, with his partner Witney Carson even saying at one point that she’d go through DMs from girls for him. However, while all that was going on, he kept the specifics of his personal life private.

Robert Irwin has just won “Dancing with the Stars” – but not everyone is happy about his historic victory. He helped to break a huge record this year with 72 million votes cast, more than the population of Australia, which was revealed to be over double last year’s finale.

Witney Carson adjusted her Dancing With the Stars freestyle choreography to accommodate Robert Irwin’s painful rib injury. “I get tossed by the [other male pro dancers], and Robert usually catches me,