Robert Irwin drops his biggest hint yet that he’ll soon be leaving the Australia Zoo – as rumors circulate that he’s ‘moving to Perth’ to be with his new girlfriend Rorie Buckey
Robert Irwin drops his biggest hint yet that he’ll soon be leaving the Australia Zoo – as rumors circulate that he’s ‘moving to Perth’ to be with his new girlfriend Rorie Buckey
Rumor has it that Robert Irwin is so in love with his new girlfriend that he is considering moving across the country to be closer to her.
And the conservationist, 19, has now dropped a big hint that he could soon pack his bags and leave his home in Australia Zoo, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
Just a day after reports surfaced that Robert wants to move to Perth, where his girlfriend Rorie Buckey lives, he took to Instagram to share a gallery of photos he recently took.
The photos were all signboards, labels or book titles with his first name – a hobby the amateur photographer likes to call collecting “Roberts of the world.”
One of the photos was of a road sign reading “Robert’s Rd,” which some Irwin superfans interpreted as Robert turning his life around.
Robert Irwin is rumored to be so in love with his new girlfriend Rorie Buckey (pictured together on July 3) that he’s considering moving across the country to be closer to her
The social media clue follows an unconfirmed report in Woman’s Day magazine that Robert plans to leave his family’s zoo and move across the country to Perth.
Rorie studies at a university in the capital of Western Australia.
The young couple are said to be finding their long-distance relationship difficult, with a source claiming the journey between WA and Queensland is ‘hellish’ for them.
A day after reports emerged that Robert was looking to move to Perth, he took to Instagram to share a gallery of photos he recently took. One of the photos was of a road sign reading “Roberts Rd,” which some Irwin fans interpreted as Robert turning his life around
“It’s a real pain,” an insider was quoted as saying.
“The moment they really want to explore their relationship, they have a hell of a distance between them,” she added.
“Rorie is stuck in Perth with her studies, so the logical solution is for Robert to move there – at least for a while – and her parents are adamant that he stays with them.”
Rorie’s family has been more than welcoming to Robert, and her parents say they are the “perfect match.”
“They are a very tight-knit group and if Robert is willing to make the sacrifice to move to the big city for their daughter, they will do what they can to make it work,” the source said.
Although Robert’s mother Terri is apparently concerned that the pair are moving “too fast,” she is reportedly open to the idea of her son temporarily moving to the highway.
According to the magazine, Terri knows Robert is in “good hands” and wants to get to know Rorie’s parents if her son chooses to move to Western Australia.
The matriarch of the family has even invited the Buckeys to Australia Zoo for Christmas.
Robert and Rorie made their red carpet debut in Sydney last month for the premiere of the new film Mission: Impossible.
The young couple are said to be finding their long-distance relationship tough, with a source claiming the journey between WA and Queensland is ‘hellish’ for them
Robert is the only son of Steve and Terri Irwin (pictured with daughter Bindi in July 2002)