Robert Irwin broke down in tears over a newly unveiled wax statue of his late father, Steve Irwin. The zookeeper was visibly overcome by emotion when he viewed the statue for the first time at a Madame Tussauds wax museum in Sydney,

Robert Irwin was “overcome with emotion” after seeing the wax figure of his dad, the late Steve Irwin, at Madame Tussauds for the first time. A conservationist and zookeeper like his father, the twenty-year-old came upon his father’s sculpture at the unveiling of his own wax figure at Madame Tussauds Sydney in Australia on Thursday.

Robert Irwin was honored with a wax figure of his own at Madame Tussauds Sydney, which will stand next to a statue of his late father Steve Irwin.

Steve Irwin's son, Robert Irwin, saw a physical representation of his father for the first time — and it brought him to tears.

Robert Irwin had an emotional reaction as he stood next to his late father Steve Irwin’s wax figure for the first time ever in Sydney, Australia.