Robert Irwin's hilarious reaction as he meets the winner of the lookalike contest held in his honour

Jan 23, 2026 - 12:07
Robert Irwin's hilarious reaction as he meets the winner of the lookalike contest held in his honour
Can you say the word, twinning, much?!Wildlife Warrior Robert Irwin, 22, met the winner of the Robert Irwin lookalike contest held in his honour in Queensland – and the meeting was nothing short of hilarious.Irwin, who is the son of late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, shared a TikTok video with fans from the meeting, remarking, "This is actually kind of uncanny!" and "Holy moly!"Watch the video above.In the video, he shared footage of the competition from 9News and explained the background to the meeting."I saw them talking to the winner on the news and I went, 'Hang on a minute, this guy really does look like me.'""So I said, 'Listen, bring him into Australia Zoo. I want to see how 'Robert Irwin' this bloke really is."'READ MORE: Kylie Minogue shares tribute to late rocker ex Michael HutchenceREAD MORE: Nicole Kidman travels to Antarctica after finalising divorceREAD MORE: From barista to photographer: Brooklyn Beckham's career venturesDuring the meeting, where he met winner and Caloundra father Ben Marshall, the pair wore matching khaki ensembles and Irwin couldn't believe his eyes."Holy moly!" he said with a laugh."It actually is kind of weird, man. Look at this! Dude, there's two of us now, about time!"He then brought out some snakes from the zoo to jokingly put the winner to the test and they posed up for some fun pictures together.He captioned the video: "Seeing double ? thanks for stopping by, Ben!"The competition was held last weekend and was a lookalike contest for locals on the Sunshine Coast with a cool $500 up for grabs for the winner.A hilarious crowd of people wearing khaki and holding fake snakes and blow up crocodiles showed up to the event, with Caloundra father Ben Marshall being named the winner of the contest.For a daily dose of 9honey, subscribe to our newsletter here.In a post-win interview, Marshall said for the last few years or so he's had people confuse him for Robert Irwin, who is the son of the late Crocodile Hunter. "People always come up to me saying, 'You look like Robert' or, 'Are you Robert?' It's just a regular thing!'' he admitted."I feel great, I was up all night practicing my dance moves... the 'crikey'. I'm glad it paid off in the end!"FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE: Stay across all the latest in celebrity, lifestyle and opinion via our WhatsApp channel. No comments, no algorithm and nobody can see your private details.
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