Bindi Irwin says she won't go off the rails

Bindi Irwin says she is 'excited' to prove her critics wrong. Source: Getty Images

From the day she was introduced by her proud parents Steve and Terri Irwin, Bindi Irwin has lived her life under an intense media spotlight.

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The 15-year-old daughter of the late Crocodile Hunter, who tragically died in 2006 after after being pierced in the chest by a stingray barb, says she is used to people saying she is going to 'go crazy' much like other child stars.

"Everyone told mum when I turned 15 I would go crazy. Well, I'm 15 now and I turn 16 in July.

"So now they say that when I am 16 I am going to go crazy, and I just don't see that happening."

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Bindi, who was romantically linked to her friend Bailey 'Bazz' Lancaster last year, says boys are also off limits for now because relationships can be complicated and she prefers just being friends.

"My best friends have always been boys and all of a sudden the boys I was running around with, climbing trees with, see me in a different light," she said.

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The teen, along with her 10-year-old brother, Bob have decided to dedicate their lives to nurturing zoo animals, helping their mother, Terri, run their father's beloved Australia Zoo.

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