Shocking photo of Robert Irwin and Shawn Mendes described.
Robert Irwin has wrangled crocodiles, braved the jungle, and faced swarms of fans—but this rumor relating to Shawn Mendes might be his wildest headline yet.
Shawn and Robert’s separate histories profiled.
Mendes, 26, famously dated Camila Cabello, though the pair split in 2021 and briefly rekindled in 2023.
Shawn has spoken candidly about rumors surrounding his sexuality, saying he’s still figuring it out.
“There’s this thing about my sexuality,” Mendes told fans at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
“It’s kind of silly,” he said. “Sexuality is such a beautifully complex thing… I’m just figuring it out like everyone.”
“It always felt like such an intrusion,” he admitted. “I’m trying to be brave and allow myself to be human.”
Meanwhile, Robert had been dating Heath Ledger’s niece, Rorie Buckley, for nearly two years.
Their breakup was confirmed in February 2024, ending what some insiders had hoped was a lasting relationship.
In the same month, Robert also cooled things off with fellow Australia Zoo worker Charlotte Briggs.
The two were first spotted looking cozy ahead of Robert’s The Project appearance in Sydney.
Plans for a “hard launch” were reportedly scrapped, with sources saying, “It seems like the tide has turned.”
From the South African set of I’m A Celebrity…, one insider noted a shift: “What changed for Robert personally is telling.”
Romance rumors traced.
The unlikely pairing traces back to 2022, when both appeared in a promo video for the film Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile.
The clip, featuring Oscar-winner Javier Bardem, shows Robert quizzing the pair on crocodile trivia with his usual reptile-loving gusto.
On TikTok and X, fans began crafting elaborate fantasy memes, calling it the “crocodile love story we never saw coming.”
Some users even crowned them the “perfect match,” oblivious—or willfully ignoring—that it’s entirely fabricated.
Fake romance images exposed.
This week, the 21-year-old Wildlife Warrior recently found himself caught in a strange internet spiral involving none other than Canadian heartthrob Shawn Mendes.
Thanks to an influx of AI-generated images and clickbait-heavy posts, Irwin and Mendes are being bizarrely linked as a secret couple.
One particularly viral image even shows Robert in Bonds underwear—yes, those Bonds photos—layered atop a photo of Shawn seemingly mid-smooch.
The fake headline? “He didn’t say a word, but one quiet gesture from Shawn Mendes to Robert Irwin is breaking the internet.”
Another widely circulated tryptic features Shawn reclining shirtless, a shot of him hugging Robert, and a smiling solo of Irwin.
That headline reads: “Shawn Mendes and Robert Irwin just shared a moment so low-key, it broke the internet.”
Response to rumors confirmed.
“It’s been a whirlwind,” a source close to the Irwins told Daily Mail Australia. “People are congratulating Robert like it’s official.”
“But he and Shawn are obviously just friends,” the source clarified, clearly baffled by the viral storm.
“Shawn has always had fun with fans’ theories,” they added, “but there’s clearly nothing going on romantically.”
Despite zero confirmation, fans are doubling down. “Let’s keep our fingers crossed for this new couple!” one wrote on Facebook.
Another chimed in: “According to ‘so-called’ news reports, Shawn’s now romantically linked to ten different people.”
Daily Mail Australia has reportedly reached out to Robert Irwin for comment—so far, no official response.
Viral hoax leaves everyone scratching heads.
So despite the trending photos, steamy headlines, and swooning fans—the Mendes-Irwin romance is fiction, pure and simple.
The story raises yet another red flag in the growing conversation about AI-generated misinformation and fake news.
And while Robert’s usually busy dodging crocs, this time he’s dodging internet romance theories—possibly his weirdest battle yet.