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Topics: Celebrity
Claire Reid
Topics: Celebrity
Bindi Irwin paid a touching tribute to her late dad Steve Irwin with an outfit she wore to a recent gala dinner in his honour.
Mum-of-one Bindi was just eight-years-old when her Crocodile Hunter father passed away after he was stung in the chest by a stingray in 2006.
On Saturday (6 May) Bindi attended an event at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles in honour of her conservationist dad.
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Bindi wore a simple, long-sleeved black top, which she tucked into a dark, floral skirt and around her neck she wore a sweet tribute to her dad.
The prominently displayed necklace featured a full-colour photograph of Steve, on a long gold chain.
Bindi was joined at the event by her husband Chandler Powell, brother Robert, and mum Terri.
Earlier this year, 24-year-old Bindi publicly disclosed that she had been diagnosed with endometriosis.
In an emotional post on Instagram, she revealed that she had put up with agonising pain for a decade.
"A doctor told me it was simply something you deal with as a woman & I gave up entirely, trying to function through the pain," Bindi said.
"I didn’t find answers until a friend @lesliemosier helped set me on a path of regaining my life.
"I decided to undergo surgery for endometriosis. Going in for surgery was scary but I knew I couldn’t live like I was. Every part of my life was getting torn apart because of the pain.
"To cut a long story short, they found 37 lesions, some very deep & difficult to remove, & a chocolate cyst. @seckinmd’s first words to me when I was in recovery were, 'How did you live with this much pain?'
"Validation for years of pain is indescribable."
The conservationist went on to thank her family and friends for supporting her as well as the doctors and nurses who treated her.
"I’m on the road to recovery & the gratitude I feel is overwhelming,” she said.
“To those questioning the cancelled plans, unanswered messages & absence - I had been pouring every ounce of the energy I had left into our daughter & family.
"Things may look fine on the outside looking in through the window of someone’s life, however, that is not always the case. Please be gentle & pause before asking me (or any woman) when we’ll be having more children.
"After all that my body has gone through, I feel tremendously grateful that we have our gorgeous daughter. She feels like our family’s miracle."
Bindi also explained that she was sharing her story in the hopes of removing some of the 'stigma' associated with endometriosis and to help the 'millions of women' who are living with the condition.