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Bindi Irwin reveals father Steve's secret disorder 18 years after his tragic death
Bindi Irwin has revealed a little known fact about her 'wild, wonderful' father in a new conversation about her unique childhood with the late Crocodile Hunter: 'He had terrible insomnia. I mean, he never slept.'
The beloved conservationist died on 4 September 2006, after being pierced in the chest with a sting-ray barb while filming in the Great Barrier Reef. Describing their childhood as 'a whirlwind', Bindi said she thinks she and her brother Robert grew up in 'a hurricane of adventure and wonder because of dad'. Bindi said Steve preferred to spend the hours before dawn 'researching and studying,' in peace and quiet when 'the world is dark.'
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