Bindi Irwin Misses Annual Steve Irwin Gala Due to Unexpected Medical Emergency: ‘Health Has to Come First,’ Brother Robert Says

Bindi Irwin used to be pressured to omit the once a year Steve Irwin Gala this 12 months, along with her brother Robert Irwin revealing that she is in the course of a well being emergency.

At the development in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 10, Robert, 21, shared that his older sister, 26, used to be present process surgical operation after her appendix ruptured.

“She’s going to be OK, but surgery — out of all the things we were ready for, that was not one of them,” Robert solely tells PEOPLE, including that their mom, Terri Irwin, 60, would even be lacking the gala — held in honor of past due crocodile hunter Steve Irwin — to assist Bindi right through her restoration.

“She’s just come out the other side of endometriosis and now the appendix goes,” the Crikey! It’s the Irwins superstar continues, including, “Health is so important — it really is.”

“Bindi has become an incredible advocate for women’s health, particularly, and I think it’s really important to prioritize getting help,” Robert tells PEOPLE of his elder sister.

Bindi first printed her endometriosis prognosis on Instagram in March 2023, prior to opening up in additional element about her well being adventure in a PEOPLE quilt tale in August that 12 months. The following May, Bindi was the primary world determine to obtain the 2024 EndoFound Blossom Award at EndoFound’s 12th Annual Blossom Ball in New York City.

Robert tells PEOPLE that Bindi used to be first of all made up our minds to nonetheless come to Saturday’s gala.

“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 says. “But the surgeon said, ‘No, your appendix is going. That thing’s gotta come out.’ Health has to come first.”

“She’s very sad. She’s devastated that she and Mom can’t be here, but I know she’ll make a speedy recovery,” he provides.

According to the Mayo Clinic, appendicitis is an irritation of the appendix that incessantly ends up in a affected person wanting to have their appendix surgically got rid of. A burst appendix, also known as a ruptured appendix, spreads an infection all over the stomach and will on occasion be life-threatening.

Just at some point previous to the gala, Bindi shared new pictures on Instagram of herself along with her mother and brother in Las Vegas as they ready to wait the gala in honor of her past due father.

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“Khaki by day — Bellagio chic by night! ✨ Here in #LasVegas for the #SteveIrwinGala raising funds and awareness for Wildlife Warriors,” Bindi, 26, wrote within the caption. “Supporting conservation and remembering Dad’s extraordinary legacy. Enormous gratitude to everyone for your support as we continue to do all that we can to protect wildlife and wild places for the future generations.”

Back in February, Bindi gave any other replace on her well being after greater than 10 years of “being really, really sick” prior to she used to be identified with endometriosis.

While talking at the Feb. 3 episode of the A Life of Greatness podcast with host Sarah Grynberg, she recalled coping with hidden well being problems for greater than a decade.

“The only people that knew that I was incredibly unwell … my husband, my mom and my brother, and behind closed doors I was struggling to do anything and everything,” Bindi stated on the time, referencing her mother, brother and husband Chandler Powell, 28, with whom she stocks 3-year-old daughter Grace.

She stated endometriosis “is an enormous problem for so many people and it’s not being talked about a lot.”

“I went for 10 years undiagnosed because doctors really didn’t know enough, they diagnosed me with a million other things, like IBS, or hormones or ‘It’s just part of being a woman,’ ” she shared. “The symptoms continued to snowball, and it took me such a long time to find help and it’s a story that so many women and girls know all too well.”

Elsewhere within the podcast dialog, Bindi stated: “I’m so grateful to be on the other side of surgery. There’s no cure for endometriosis, but if you’re able to get surgery you have a better shot at life. Maybe in five of 10 years, I’ll have to get another surgery, but for now, it’s all gone, which I’m very grateful for.”