Terri Irwin is urging her son Robert, 19, to 'keep things PG' with his first girlfriend Rorie Buckey: 'She wants to make sure they're ready'
Robert Irwin debuted his first girlfriend Rorie Buckey last month.
But his mother Terri is reportedly urging her 19-year-old son to 'take things slow'.
The 58-year-old zookeeper is said to be keeping a close eye on the couple to make sure they 'keep things PG', reports New Idea.
Terri Irwin (pictured) is reportedly urging her 19-year-old son Robert to 'keep things PG' with his first girlfriend Rorie Buckey, who is the niece of late actor Heath Ledger
'Terri is really happy for Robert, and she likes Rorie, but she's urging him to take it slow for both their sakes,' a source told the magazine.
'Terri knows all too well what it's like to be in a relationship in the public eye. She wants to make sure they're ready.'
It comes a week after Terri was pictured awkwardly sitting between Robert and Rorie as they celebrated his birthday at Australia Zoo.
'You could tell Terri was making sure there was no canoodling under her roof,' the insider said.
The 58-year-old zookeeper is said to be keeping a close eye on Robert (left) and Rorie (right) to make sure they 'keep things PG', reports New Idea
The young couple had previously been spotted spending time together near the Sunshine Coast zoo.
The pair went for a stroll before getting takeaway from Grill'd and eating it on a beach. Robert was seen pulling his girlfriend in for a hug as the sun went down.
Rorie is the niece of the late Heath Ledger, and she has an identical twin sister named Scarlett.
It comes a week after Terri was pictured awkwardly sitting between Robert and Rorie as they celebrated his birthday at Australia Zoo. 'You could tell Terri was making sure there was no canoodling under her roof,' an insider said
Robert and Rorie have plenty in common; both grew up in the public eye after suffering the devastating loss of a family member.
Heath was at the top of his Hollywood career when he was found dead in January 2008 following an accidental prescription drug overdose.
Robert's father Steve Irwin, known to the world as the 'Crocodile Hunter', died aged 44 on September 4, 2006, after being pierced in the chest by a stingray.
Perth-based Rorie (pictured with her identical twin sister Scarlett) is the daughter Heath Ledger's sister Kate and her husband Nathan Buckey
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