Robert Irwin wins praises for his ‘presence’ guest hosting The Project

The Project is losing long-time hosts Carrie Bickmore, Lisa Wilkinson and Peter Helliar after they all quit the show within weeks of each other. 

However, fans couldn’t have been happier when beloved Aussie icon Robert Irwin rocked up in his signature Australia Zoo khakis to guest host the current affairs program on Sunday night. 

Fans nation-wide flocked to social media to praise the Wildlife Warrior’s, 19, charismatic personality and ‘positive’ presence, calling him a ‘natural’ who deserved to be a ‘regular fixture’. 

‘Robert is amazing! Would love to see him on the show regularly. Such a positive role model for today’s society,’ one person wrote.

Another commented, ‘Robert is incredible and a natural. He needs to have his own TV show,’ while someone else said: ‘Robert is great to watch, he is such a cool young man with really good thoughts.’

‘Robert Irwin is such an AWESOME young man, a positive role model for young people,’ another said. 

Others wondered if there was ‘anything the conservationist couldn’t do.’

The Project is losing long-time hosts Carrie Bickmore (left), Lisa Wilkinson (right) and Peter Helliar after they all quit the show within weeks of each other

Some fans believed his late father Steve Irwin would be ‘immensely proud of the young man Robert has grown up to be’. 

‘He’s always so passionate and speaks with such eloquence whenever he’s on TV,’ someone wrote.

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Another added: ‘I just love when I hear Robert’s voice, it is like Steve is here with us! The passion and love for what he does is just so wonderful.’

Fans nation-wide flocked to social media to praise the Wildlife Warrior’s, 19, charismatic personality and ‘positive’ presence, calling him a ‘natural’ who deserved to be a ‘regular fixture’

It came as the young Irwin made a heartbreaking confession on The Project about his maternal grandfather suffering from dementia.

He admitted it was heart-wrenching to see his grandpa Clarence – father to Robert’s mum, Terri Irwin – experience the tragic effects of the degenerative disease.

‘I think there’s no-one living who hasn’t encountered someone or has a loved one who has experienced this. My grandfather on my mum’s side had a form of dementia and a lot of family friends have had that as well,’ he said.

It came as the young Irwin made a heartbreaking confession on The Project about his maternal grandfather Clarence (second from left) suffering from dementia. Pictured Steve and Terri Irwin with their parents at their 1992 wedding

‘And it’s devastating someone you love, someone you’re close to, you see going through that and not being able to relive and enjoy the moments they had,’ he added.

Robert said the tragic experience put things in perspective for him.

‘It’s heartbreaking but I guess it just reminds you you’ve got to spend every second with the people you love, and really surround yourself with love and light,’ he said.

He admitted it was heart-wrenching to see his grandpa Clarence – father to Robert’s mum, Terri Irwin – experience the tragic effects of the degenerative disease