Robert Irwin's Joyful Exit from LA Post-'Dancing with the Stars' Triumph

Robert Irwin wanted to get the heck outta Hollywood! The 22-year-old conservationist and recent ballroom champ couldn't stuff the Mirrorball Trophy into his suitcase fast enough. He triumphed in the 34th season of "Dancing with the Stars" but quickly left Los Angeles to head back into the wild. Robert flew to South Africa to host the Australian version of "I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!" in an environment that is far more familiar to him. He told the , "I couldn't wait to get out here, actually. Being in LA for the last three months has been wonderful, but I am not a city kid." Robert added, "I live out in the bush and have grown up there, so it's good to be back where there's a bit of greenery." The son of the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, Robert, still works at his family's Australia Zoo. However, he admits it is becoming increasingly difficult to combine his conservation work with his showbiz ambitions. He said, "I want to take on the right projects that can mesh this world of conservation and connect it to a larger audience. I have come to realize that I am a storyteller. That is what I came here to do and I see myself doing the wildlife documentary side of things, 100 percent." Robert elaborated, "But I also see myself hosting more, doing scripted (television). I would love to do other TV shows, and I would love to do movies one day." Meanwhile, Robert recently wondered if he would be able to find love at the Australia Zoo. The star insists he has "nothing particularly exciting to report" in his love life at present, but hopes Cupid's arrow can strike at the zoo. Robert told the Today Show Australia last week, "I'm back in Australia Zoo. That's where my mum and dad met. That's where my sister [Bindi] and her husband met. Our whole family ends up meeting here at Australia Zoo so you know what? I guess this is the place to do it." When the show's hosts joked that single ladies should head to the zoo to try and strike up a romance, he blushed. "Oh gosh! What have I done!" Robert was romantically linked to Marvel star Xochitl Gomez after the pair's intimate routine on "Dancing with the Stars" but he played down talk about his love life.