Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Australian crocodile hunter Steve Irwin had an eerie "sixth sense" that he would die young, his American-born wife Terri has revealed.More than a year after the 44-year-old wildlife presenter died from a stingray's barb that pierced his heart, Irwin's widow has admitted she had always tried to deflect her husband's darker moments.She says, "He wasn't morbid about it, or awful about it, he was open and earnest about it."Steve had a real sixth sense about so many things. He had an odd connection with wildlife. He was extraordinarily intuitive with people. I found it all very, I don't know if 'eerie' is the word, but remarkable, certainly".Terri Irwin is now writing a book about her life with the tragic star. They had one daughter, Bindi, nine, together.Meanwhile singer Justin Timberlake has donated $100,000 (£50,000) to an Australian wildlife fund, paying tribute to deceased crocodile hunter Steve Irwin.The U.S. pop superstar is currently touring Australia on the latest leg of his FutureSex/LoveShow tour.And during a concert in Brisbane on Saturday (27Oct07) evening, he announced plans to give $100,000 to a scheme set-up by Irwin.Timberlake had been given a guided tour of the facility in Queensland by Irwin on a previous tour, prompting the generous gesture.He told the crowd, "When I came here last time, it really hit me...I said to myself: 'What can I do?' "So what I did was 50 cents from every ticket sold on the Australian tour goes to Wildlife Warriors".
