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Christy Turlington Burns attends the Panthere de Cartier Collec-
tion event in New York.
Associated Press
Christy Turlington Burns:

model harassment

widely tolerated

This image released by Animal Planet shows the Irwin family, from left, Robert, Terri and Bindi.
Associated Press
By The Associated Press side in the early days and
NEW YORK (AP) — Sexual once she grew successful, Family of late 'Crocodile
harassment and mistreat- "I was handled with extra
ment of models have al- care." Hunter' back at Animal Planet
ways been widely known In hindsight, Burns said she
and tolerated in the fash- wondered whether she
ion industry, Christy Turling- served as a "honeypot,"
ton Burns said. meaning she was used to By DAVID BAUDER him a favorite. in 2015 and Robert, who is
AP Television Writer
"Steve was very much the 14, has appeared on the
"The industry is surrounded make others feel protect-
by predators who thrive ed. NEW YORK (AP) — Crikey! face of our channel," An- "Tonight" show with Jimmy
The Irwin family is returning drews said. "People even Fallon displaying animals.
on the constant rejection "There were no chaper-
and loneliness so many of ones on sets to monitor the to television's Animal Plan- today in focus groups bring "Grief is never something
you get over," she said.
et, 11 years after the death up the impact of 'The Croc-
us have experienced at hours worked or appropri-
some point in our careers. ateness of the themes of of "The Crocodile Hunter" odile Hunter.'" "You don't wake up one
morning and say, 'I've con-
star and family patriarch Having such defining char-
I feel fortunate that I did shoots and behavior of the
not personally experience crews, no tutors required Steve Irwin. acters is becoming tougher quered that, now I'm mov-
The network said Wednes-
and tougher for cable net-
ing on.' It's something that
anything traumatic, but or penalties if standards
also know that is not the were broken," said Burns, day that Irwin's widow, Terri, works. Bringing back the Ir- walks beside you every
wins is part of the network's day. And if you can learn
and children Bindi and Rob-
norm," she told Women's who was at her height as a
Wear Daily in an interview model in the 1980s and '90s. ert will reappear on Animal refocusing on animals, how to manage it and hon-
Planet starting next year. Andrews said. That may or the person that you miss,
published Wednesday. Burns went on to earn her
The former supermodel, master's degree in public The family has carried on seem obvious for a network you can take something
Steve's conservation work called Animal Planet, but that is incredibly sad and
who is married to actor- health and has a nonprofit
director Ed Burns, said her organization that trains in Australia, running a zoo, in recent years the network have some form of positiv-
a wildlife preserve and sup-
drifted from that, even ity. That's kind of what we
mother was often by her midwives in Guatemala.q
porting projects that try to adopting the tagline, "Sur- decided to do with Steve."
save endangered animals prisingly Human." Irwin said she's tried to
worldwide. Currently, the network's channel some of the com-
"It seemed like a really most popular series is "Dr. petitiveness that she and
good time, since we do so Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet," Steve had as a couple, try-
many things together as a with a new series focusing ing to complete milestones
family," said Terri Irwin, in an on animals at the Bronx Zoo on a 10-year business plan
interview from Australia. also doing well. they wrote together shortly
It's still not clear what form Steve Irwin died at age 44 before he died.
their Animal Planet work will in September 2006 while Now they're working on proj-
take. The family and net- filming an underwater ects he hadn't dreamed
work are discussing several scene for a television series, of, like making accom-
ideas for television and dig- when a stingray's stinging modations for camping at
ital products, said Patrice barbs pierced his heart. their zoo, she said. "I have
Andrews, the network's Since Bindi was 8 and Rob- friends who have lost hus-
general manager. ert was 3 when their father bands and have gone off
"The Crocodile Hunter" died, Terri Irwin said her first and tried different things,"
aired on Animal Planet responsibility was raising she said. "Nothing wrong
from 1996 to 2007. Irwin's them. Both grew up com- with that. ... For us, conser-
colorful personality, seem- mitted to the family busi- vation work isn't just what
ing fearlessness in wrestling ness and haven't been we do. It's who we are. It's
dangerous animals and his strangers to television: Bin- really defined us that this is
Australianisms — like the ex- di, now 19, won a "Dancing what we've dedicated our
pression "crikey!" — made With the Stars" competition lives to."q