Terri Irwin has revealed how her romance with Steve Irwin was almost derailed by a 'secret girlfriend' when they first met at Australia Zoo.
Terri spoke about her iconic marriage to Yahoo via Anh Do, with her explaining she wondered if he was single when they met.
'I wasn't even dating, I wasn't even looking,' Terri, who was then 27, said of Steve, 29, when they met in 1991.
Love story: Terri Irwin (pictured) has revealed how her romance with Steve was almost derailed in the early days by 'his girlfriend' when she first met her husband at Australia Zoo
'I was 27-years-old, and figured my life was going to be my work, and met Steve and fell instantly in love,' she added.
Terri said she was impressed by how cool and calm Steve was while feeding a crocodile for a show with her thinking he must have a wife.
'I thought this man is the most incredible guy I have ever seen. He's probably married. He's gotta be taken.' Terri said previously.
It's Love: 'I thought this man is the most incredible guy I have ever seen. He's probably married. He's gotta be taken.' Terri said of her late husband
It was then she plucked-up the courage to talk to him with him then introducing his 'girlfriend' which saw her deflated.
'I just felt utterly crushed, and then he called out, ''hey, Suey,'' and here comes this little dog, Suey. I went, ''Boom! No girlfriend!'''
Steve and Terri tied the knot in 1992 in her home state of Oregon.
Shock: Steve died in September 2006 at the age of 44, after being pierced in the chest by a stingray barb while filming a wildlife documentary in Queensland
Steve died in September
