Fans go wild over Robert Irwin's surprising career move

Robert Irwin is full of surprises, with the soon-to-be I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! host walking the runway at PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival on Tuesday.

The 20-year-old left his Australia Zoo uniform at home for the occasion and was one of the models to walk the Suit Up Runway, which was supported by Network 10 and featured Australian designers.

Robert took to Instagram to share snaps from the event, writing, "Never imagined I’d be walking the runway, but here we are! Wow, thanks for an amazing night Melbourne Fashion Festival!!"

"God dammit Robert stop being great at everything," one user said, jokingly adding, "Some of us have wives on this app."

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"Crikey, his dad would be absolutely brimming with pride," another said.

"Most models have a stern face when walking, but I’m so glad you smiled," a third wrote.

"More of this! Real people who stand for good things on the runway!" someone else said. "Glad my son is growing up watching this!"

"The most lively runway model I’ve seen in a while!" another wrote.

"Umm what!!!" one user said. "We need to see you on more runways! Like OMG you were born for this."

Many others called him "handsome", and said they were "obsessed" with Robert on the catwalk.

Robert also shared video of himself walking the runway, writing, "Thanks for having me Melbourne Fashion Festival."

Robert opens up about continuing his dad's legacy

It comes after the conservationist shared his excitement over his new gig on I'm A Celeb with Yahoo Lifestyle.

“I never thought this would happen. It just feels like an incredibly surreal full circle moment and a very big honour,” he told us.

“It’s unexpected, but then at the same time when you really think about it, it's perfect. Like, it kind of makes sense, it’s sort of a natural fit. In a way it’s so new for me, but also what I've been doing since I was hatched out of the egg.”

Robert shares that it was “the most humbling thing” when he was approached to join the series, and he immediately said ‘yes’ once he was offered the gig.

“I'm a huge fan of the show, so being able to step onto that is just a privilege and a real honour,” he says.

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One of the biggest reasons why Robert wanted to take on the role was to not only carry on with his family’s legacy but also continue establishing his own.

“I love that I have a real purpose and a legacy that I get to continue from my family, and my dad particularly, and I get to create my own - of wildlife conservation, of fun, of passion and positivity,” he details.

“And no show does it better than I'm A Celebrity when it comes to just fun, family, positive, let’s give it a go. Plus, every contestant’s working for a charity.”

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