Robert Irwin has ‘engagement plans with girlfriend Rorie Buckey’
Robert Irwin has ‘engagement plans with girlfriend Rorie Buckey’ after less than a year of dating: ‘He’s moving too fast’
Robert Irwin reportedly plans to pop the question to his girlfriend Rorie Buckey after seven months of dating
According to magazine New Ideaprotective mom Terri worries that her smitten son, 19, and his smitten girlfriend, 18, will run down the aisle too soon.
“Terri feels like Robert is moving way too fast,” a source told the publication.
“Rorie is a sweetheart and it’s easy to see why he’s definitely in love, but Terri knows the stakes are high,” they added.
Robert Irwin, 19, (left) is reportedly planning to pop the question to his girlfriend Rorie Buckey, 18, after seven months of dating according to a report in New Idea. Here with Mum Terri, 58
Robert’s big sister Bindi would also have reservations about his possible marriage.
The publication also claimed that Robert is a “romantic” who hopes to match his mother’s quick engagement to her late husband Steve after only eight months of dating in 1992.
Robert and Rorie, the niece of legendary Australian actor Heath Ledger, are currently in a long-distance relationship, with Robert at Australia Zoo in Queensland while Rorie is in Perth.
According to New Idea magazine , protective mom Terri worries that her smitten son and his smitten girlfriend (both pictured on a date in Brisbane) will run down the aisle too soon
“Terri feels like Robert is moving way too fast,” a source told the publication
The publication also claimed that Robert is a “romantic” who hopes to emulate his mother’s quick engagement to her late husband Steve after only eight months of dating in 1992. On the left is Robert and on the right is Rorie
The couple were last seen in May at Perth Airport packing their PDAs after Robert traveled to Western Australia to spend time with his girlfriend’s family.
Robert and Rorie have a lot in common; both grew up in the public eye after the devastating loss of a family member.
Heath was at the peak of his Hollywood career when he was found dead in January 2008 of an accidental drug overdose.
Robert’s father Steve Irwin, known to the world as the “Crocodile Hunter,” died at the age of 44 on September 4, 2006 after being stabbed in the chest by a stingray.
Rorie from Perth (pictured with her identical twin sister Scarlett) is the sister of daughter Heath Ledger, Kate and husband Nathan Buckey