Bindi Irwin has shared an update on her health after she was forced to miss the 2025 Steve Irwin Gala in Las Vegas after being rushed to hospital for emergency surgery.
“Healing,” she wrote in her Instagram post. “Thank you for your incredible words of support and kindness. The reason I share my health journey is because more girls and women desperately need answers to their undiagnosed pain.”
She added, “I’ve battled with endometriosis for more than 12 years. This disease is crippling and can make you feel incredibly isolated. We need to raise awareness and change the narrative for women’s health. I see you, your pain is real, and you deserve answers and genuine health care. For more information visit @endofound.”
Bindi’s brother, Robert Irwin, originally revealed the news that Bindi’s appendix ruptured on 10 May – the same day as the annual Steve Irwin Gala event.
“She’s going to be OK, but surgery – out of all the things we were ready for, that was not one of them,” Robert told People Magazine.
The 21-year-old added that his mum Terri also missed the gala to help Bindi with her recovery.
“She’s just come out the other side of endometriosis and now the appendix goes,” he shared. Robert also added that Bindi originally tried to push through the pain.
“She came to Las Vegas and was ready to come to the gala, put on a brave face in a lot of discomfort and a lot of pain and said, ‘Nope, I’m just going to tough it out, I’m going to go for it,’ ” Robert explained.
“But the surgeon said, ‘No, your appendix is going. That thing’s gotta come out.’ Health has to come first.”
Robert added that his sister was “devastated” she couldn’t make the event, and that her mum couldn’t be there either.
Bindi later shared an update about her health, confirming that her surgery was successful.
Sharing a video from her hospital bed, Bindi revealed, “I just wanted to thank you so much for your incredible well wishes. I just got out of surgery about an hour ago.I had my appendix removed. I also had 14 new endometriosis lesions that had to be removed. And they kindly stitched up my hernia as well.
“Thank you guys for your kind words, for your support. I’m sorry if I’m a little out of it in this video. But I just wanted you to know that I’m on the road to recovery. One step at a time. And I am so lucky to have so much love in my life from my beautiful family.”
In March 2023, Bindi bravely opened up about her battle with endometriosis in an effort to raise awareness for the debilitating condition, and since then she has remained a strong advocate for women’s health.
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