"Dancing with the Stars" season 34 champion Robert Irwin is opening up about taking home the Len Goodman Mirrorball trophy alongside pro partner Witney Carson, despite a rib injury heading into the finale.

"It's painful, but, you know, no pain, no gain, but it's all good," the 21-year-old conservationist said on "Good Morning America" after his win.

Irwin and Carson won the Mirrorball trophy Tuesday night, coming out on top among finalist pairs Alix Earle and pro Val Chmerkovskiy; Dylan Efron and pro Daniella Karagach; Jordan Chiles and pro Ezra Sosa; and Elaine Hendrix and pro Alan Bersten.

The duo confirmed they had to change some of the choreography for their final freestyle dance due to the injury, which Irwin said made it hard to breathe at times.

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