Robert Irwin gives his biggest hint that he will soon be leaving Australia Zoo – rumors have circulated he will be ‘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, Rorie Buckey, that he’s considering moving across the country to be closer to her.
And the 19-year-old conservationist has now given a strong hint that he could soon be packing his bags and leaving his home at Australia Zoo on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
Just a day after reports surfaced that Robert was looking to relocate to Perth, where Rorie lives, he shared a gallery of photos he recently took on Instagram.
The pictures were exclusively signs, labels or book titles with his first name – a hobby that the amateur photographer likes to call collecting “Roberts of the World”.
One of the photos showed a street sign that read “Roberts Rd,” which some Irwin superfans interpreted as Robert taking his life in a new direction.
Rumor has it that Robert Irwin is 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 tip follows an unconfirmed report in Woman’s Day magazine that Robert is planning 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 the long-distance relationship difficult and a source claims the journey between WA and Queensland is “hell of hell”.
A day after reports surfaced that Robert was planning to move to Perth, he shared a gallery of photos he recently took on Instagram. One of the photos showed a street sign that read “Roberts Rd,” which some Irwin fans took to mean Robert taking his life in a new direction
“It’s really painful,” an insider was quoted as saying.
“Just when they really want to explore their relationship, there’s a hell of a distance between them,” they added.
“Rorie is stuck with her studies in Perth, so the logical solution is for Robert to move there – at least for a while – and her parents insist he stay with them.”
Rorie’s family has been more than welcoming to Robert and her parents say they are “a perfect match”.
“They’re a very tight-knit team and if Robert is willing to make the sacrifice and move to the big city for his daughter, they will do whatever it takes to make it happen,” the source added.
While Robert’s mother, Terri, appears concerned the couple is moving “too quickly,” she’s reportedly open to the idea of her son temporarily moving between states.
According to the magazine, Terri knows Robert is in “good hands” and is keen to meet Rorie’s parents if their son decides to move to Western Australia.
The family matriarch even invited the Buckeys to Australia Zoo for Christmas.
Robert and Rorie made their red carpet debut in Sydney last month at the premiere of new movie Mission: Impossible.
The young couple are said to be finding the long-distance relationship difficult and a source claims the journey between WA and Queensland is “hell of hell”.
Robert is the only son of Steve and Terri Irwin (pictured with daughter Bindi in July 2002)