Steve Irwin’s legacy lives on.

Robert Irwin has revealed how “Dancing with the Stars” brought him closer to his late father after winning the latest season of the hit dance competition on Tuesday night.

“I feel like everything that has led me to this moment, growing up in Australia Zoo,” Robert, 21, began during an appearance on “Good Morning America” on Wednesday. “Continuing his legacy has now meant we’re able to write our own story, and I’m able to create my own legacy.”

“I hope in everything I do to make him proud, and I’m just so grateful that I got to live out this dream, and to do so with my new best mate,” he added regarding his “DWTS” partner, Witney Carson.

The new “DWTS” champ’s famous father died at 44 from a stingray attack while filming a documentary off the coast o

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