Entertainment
Robert Irwin takes DWTS title, sparks backlash from Alix Earle’s fans online
Dancing with the Stars Season 34 ended with Robert Irwin and Witney Carson clinching the Mirrorball Trophy after a dazzling finale on Tuesday, November 25, 2025.
The judges’ scores and a record-breaking 72 million viewer votes decided the winner.
Multiple media reports highlight that Robert bagged more votes than any other contestant ever in the history of Dancing with the Stars.
The DWTS finale featured five couples, with each performing a set of three dances—Judges’ Choice, Instant Dance, and Freestyle—before the crown for the Mirrorball Trophy was awarded.
After the win, an emotional Irwin credited her sister, quoting, “My sister said it best, ‘thank you for changing my life!’”
Her partner, Carson, added, “I’m grateful for Robert.”
The cast and the troupe then lifted the jubilant trophy-holding pair in triumph.
Heading into the finale, Alix Earle was the predicted winner based on online buzz and fan polls, fueled by her powerful late-season performances with partner Val Chmerkovskiy.
Netizen react
Many viewers believed that Alix’s social media reach would give her the edge to win before the final rankings were announced.
But soon after the results, Alix fans who had supported her journey stormed the internet to protest the controversial outcome of Dancing with the Stars Season 34.
One such user commented on X (formerly Twitter), “even though they didn’t win, I’m so eternally proud of my girls. They worked so hard and had such great partnerships and did the damn thing!! I love them so bad (adding a grumpy emoji). #dwts”
“Why do I know him only after he won the show?” Another user quipped,
“Alix fans saying, ‘biggest robbery,’ mind you, Witney Carson just redeemed the Actual biggest robbery in the show #dwts,” commented the third user.
The 34th season of Dancing with the Stars ran for 11 weeks, featuring some spectacular performances.
Who is Robert Irwin?
Robert Irwin, 21, is a wildlife conservationist, photographer, and TV presenter from Australia, who grew up in the global spotlight as the son of the late Steve Irwin.
Irwin co-anchored programs at Australia Zoo, made regular appearances on talk shows, and was widely recognized for being grounded, sincere, and deeply passionate about continuing his father’s legacy.
The final standings of DWTS saw Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy claim second place, followed by Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa in third.
Closing out the competition were Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach in fourth and Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten in fifth.
Entertainment
Pamela Anderson walks out of Golden Globes after spotting Seth Rogen
Pamela Anderson has revealed she cut her Golden Globes night short after feeling ‘weird’ about being seated close to Seth Rogen.
Rogen is one of the producers behind Hulu’s Pam & Tommy, the dramatized series about her life that she never approved.
Speaking on Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM podcast, Anderson explained, “He was in the pit at the Golden Globes, so we were close.
To her it felt weird to see him after the release of the show that told the story of the ‘worst time’ of her life.
The 58-year-old actress admitted the moment stirred emotions she thought she had moved past.
“I may have just felt like, ‘I’m not chopped liver over here.’ I felt a little bit weird about it. And I felt like, you know — I’ve been so busy working. I’ve done five movies in the last year. So, I’ve just been busy, but sometimes it hits you and you feel kind of down,” she said.
“I don’t know. It just felt a little yucky. But eventually, hopefully, he will, maybe he’ll reach out to me and apologize. Not that that matters,” Pamela continued.
Anderson added that while she considers herself “free game” as a public figure she believes Pam & Tommy crossed a line.
“Your darkest, deepest secrets or your tragedies in your life shouldn’t be fair game for TV series.”
The Hulu series, starring Lily James as Anderson and Sebastian Stan as Tommy Lee, revisited the couple’s whirlwind 1995 marriage and the infamous leaked sex tape that defined much of Anderson’s career.
While director Craig Gillespie defended the project as an attempt to “change the narrative” and portray the couple empathetically, Anderson has consistently voiced her discomfort with the dramatization.
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Sophie Turner triggers mixed reaction with ‘Tomb Raider’ reveal
Sophie Turner, actress who is best known for her role in Game of Thrones, has stepped into the iconic role of Lara Croft for upcoming Tomb Raider series on Prime Video.
Amazon MGM Studios recently released first image from the series to mark the start of filming and it quickly sparked buzz online, getting mix reactions debate among fans.
Sophie leads the big cast that includes Sigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs, Martin Bobb-Semple, Jack Bannon, John Heffernan, Bill Paterson, Paterson Joseph, Sasha Luss, Juliette Motamed, Celia Imrie and August Wittgenstein.
In the show, Lara Croft travels the world on thrilling adventures, solving puzzles and seeking treasures just like in the games.
However, fans shared their different reactions to the first look, with one saying: “It’s giving Halloween shoot sorry,” while other penned, “Go girl give us nothing.”
Another echoed, “Sorry, but Angelina Jolie is and always will be my Lara.”
They appeared to be unsure about her styling if Sophie looked tough enough, while others praised the costume and thought tat it stayed true to the games.
For the unversed, Tomb Raider is created, written and executive produced by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who co-showruns with Chad Hodge.
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