I wonder if she is a little too young to be marketed.
Croc-Hunter PING!
I was watching Terri through the video. She's doing it day to day on guts alone.
May God bless her- what a nasty hit to take.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20595100-2,00.html
BINDI Irwin's grandfather Bob has backed her controversial foray into showbusiness, predicting the eight-year-old will have a "really, really big career".
Amid criticisms too much pressure is being placed on the youngster to follow her father Steve Irwin's footsteps, Bob Irwin said Bindi was a "real professional" who enjoyed the spotlight.
He also backed his son's long-time friend and manager John Stainton, who has come under fire for saying Bindi would be more famous than her Crocodile Hunter father.
"John Stainton isn't only a friend of mine, he's the person that I would like to guide Bindi through the rest of her career," Mr Irwin told ABC TV's Australian Story.
"And I think she's going to have a really, really big career.
"John will work closely with Terri and I think with the two of them, it will be a perfect match."
Mr Irwin also revealed how he and Bindi still speak to the Crocodile Hunter, who was killed after being struck in the chest by a stingray's barb off the far north Queensland coast on September 4.
"... I've actually been with her and we've both spoken to Steve and she actually speaks to him like he's there helping her," he said.
Australian Story filmed on location this week as Bindi, accompanied by her mother Terri, resumed work on the Bindi the Jungle Girl program for the US Discovery Channel.
The program, titled What Lies Beyond, goes behind the scenes of the six weeks since Irwin's death, and includes behind the scenes footage captured during the Crocodile Hunter's memorial service at Australia Zoo.
Speaking for the first time since delivering a speech at the service, Bindi urged people not to be afraid of animals because they were "put on this earth to help the environment".
"Some people think that I would be afraid of them, but I'm never ever afraid of an animal," she said.
"I just get excited and some that are dangerous I just think oooh! What's going to happen and things like that."
Mr Stainton defended criticisms Bindi was being pushed into showbusiness against her will.
"I think they (the critics) don't understand that this little girl is very much enjoying what she's doing. She is in control," he said.
"And I think the sort of psychologist or psychiatrists or child counsellors or whatever that jumped on the bandwagon and said that it was harmful to her, don't understand the situation whatsoever."
Mr Stainton said Bindi would never be exposed to animals that could hurt her.
"We have to be always mindful of that 'cause things can backfire on us, like the baby Bob incident," he said.
Meanwhile, it has been revealed that Irwin had agreed to appear in a child safety DVD to help raise awareness to the plight of missing Sunshine Coast teenager Daniel Morcombe.
They're not going to make her wrestle crocs are they?
Seeing lil' Bindi, just make me realize how much I miss the old Croc Hunter. Sad!
Amazing. She's got that same flair and enthusiasm for her subjects that made her father such a success.
This is an eight-year-old child who is being willingly exploited. Shameful.
Sorry I can't play video on this puter, so I can't see what is on it - but I have been happy to see Bindi in several TV segments this week, showing that she is going "on with the show."
One of the clips had her saying her dad taught her a lot - especially that "you can say whatever you want to." The way she said it, her inflection, was so dear - meaning "speak up" and tell people what you think, don't be a shrinking violet. It wasn't "in your face - I'll say what I want" or anything like that.
She was also shown with a bison, saying it was a large one (it appeared to be a large baby, actually), holding the lead rope to it by herself - with helpers a foot away - and explaining to her kid audiences what a bison is.
Bless her, bless her. I just felt that she'd be tugging at Terri's khakis and saying "come on, Mum, let's get on with it!"
Great video. Happy to see Wes smile at the end. Bindi is an amazing little girl.
Also, glad to see John Stainton (sp?) stress that they were taking filming slowly, not continuously, to see how Bindi adjusts. He seemed more concerned with Bindi than the production, which eases my mind a bit!