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Bindi Owen‘s mother, Terri Owenprovided an update on her daughter’s health after she failed to compete in the 2026 Olympics Steve Irwin festival.
in red carpet interview and! information At the event at the Bellagio in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 2, Terri, 61, spoke about Bindi’s ongoing battle with endometriosis and why it prevented her from attending with her and her brother Robert Owen.
“Bindi is doing a lot better now,” Terry told the media, standing next to Robert, 22, at the third annual Steve Irwin Gala celebrating her late husband’s conservation achievements. “Things like a lot of traveling are a little challenging for her at the moment, so she’ll be here next year to celebrate this wonderful night.” (Steve Irwin died in September 2006 at the age of 44 after a fatal encounter with a short-tailed stingray while snorkeling in Queensland, Australia.)
Terry, who has been married to Steve for 14 years, added that Bindi, 27, and her husband attended Saturday’s event in “good spirits” Chandler Powell and the couple’s five-year-old daughter, Grace. “She’s just staying a little closer to home this year,” Terri told the outlet. “So, ironically, her burden of feeding the crocodiles at home is reduced.”
Bindi Irwin missed her late father Steve Irwin’s annual gala in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 10, due to a ruptured appendix. “She’s going to be OK, but surgery — of all the things we’re prepared for, this is not one of them,” Bindi’s brother, Robert Irvine, told People magazine.
May 2025, Bindi Open arrive US Weekly About her ongoing battle with endometriosis, by mayo clinic “An often painful disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus.”
talking us Just one day before undergoing emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix and the day before the 2025 Steve Irwin Gala, Bindi said, “If you’re healthy, you can do anything, but when you don’t feel good, you can’t live your life.” (Bindi was also forced to sit out the 2025 event because of health issues.)
Later that month, Bindi shared progress report Interact with fans through Instagram. “Healing,” she captioned a carousel of photos showing dancing with the stars The Season 21 champion is recovering in the hospital. “Thank you for your incredible support and kind words. The reason I share my health journey is because more girls and women are in desperate need of solutions to their undiagnosed pain.”
Recently, Bindi reflected on her endometriosis journey with a lengthy post urging other sufferers to seek more support during March Australian Endometriosis Awareness Month. On March 31, Bindi candidly shared on Instagram: “Over the past three years, I’ve had over 50 endometriosis lesions removed from my body. Chocolate cysts that were attached to my ovaries were removed. Appendectomies and hernia repairs. I was in indescribable, inescapable pain. I tried to hide my invisible disease after doctors told me it was just ‘part of being a woman.’ I spent 10 years undiagnosed.” “
Bindi’s post concluded: “No one should have to suffer in silence. For more information, I’m reaching out to @seckinmd and @endofound. If you’re in pain, my heart breaks for you. I believe in you. Please find the answers. Don’t give up on yourself. I know how hard this is.”