Bindi, the daughter of the late Steve Irwin, celebrates her seventeenth birthday on Friday. The actress and television presenter marked the day by confirming that she has found "someone special" in her life.
She didn't reveal her boyfriend's name, but there are claims it's wakeboarder Chandler Powell after he shared a picture on Instagram of the pair appearing smitten.
The post read: "Happy birthday to this gorgeous girl! Feel very blessed to have you in my life. Counting down the days until I get to see you again! @bindisueirwin #TotallyGushing #TotallyGushing #ILoveCamping #ILoveTheOutdoors #ISwamTheCrocPond"
Bindi told ET: "There is someone special in my life right now, and I'm really happy with that, life is wonderful at the moment."
Bindi has been regularly updating her Instagram account, although she spoke out about not being part of the Facebook community.
She said: "I have never joined the Facebook world, because to be truthful social media scares me to death, it is kind of crazy how huge that world is, so I have never joined Facebook, but I do have Instagram and Twitter."
This picture is accompanied by the message: "I will continue to do my best to make a difference in this world and create positive change for the next generations. So let's take on this next year together! I'm excited to see what is to come."
Bindi Irwin and her mother, Terri:
She captions this picture: "join me for a hike?"
The late Steve Irwin
Her father, Steve Irwin 'the crocodile hunter', passed away after being attacked by a stingray in 2006.
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In this handout photo provided by Australia Zoo, Bindi Irwin celebrates her 15th birthday on July 24, 2013 in Beerwah, Australia. (Photo by Ben Beaden/Australia Zoo via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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In this handout photo provided by Australia Zoo, Bindi Irwin celebrates her 15th birthday with her mother Terri Irwin and brother Robert Irwin, on July 24, 2013 in Beerwah, Australia. (Photo by Ben Beaden/Australia Zoo via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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In this handout photo provided by Australia Zoo, Bindi Irwin celebrates her 15th birthday with her mother Terri Irwin and brother Robert Irwin, on July 24, 2013 in Beerwah, Australia. (Photo by Ben Beaden/Australia Zoo via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Bindi Irwin, Russell Crowe, Tennyson Crowe and Charles Crowe arrive at the 'Man Of Steel' Australian premiere on June 24, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Bindi Irwin star of the film "Return to Nim's Island," the sequel to the 2008 action-adventure movie "Nim's Island," premiering March 15, 2013 on the Hallmark Channel. The Hallmark Channel is making Friday nights a home for family movies. Hallmark says the movie, starring Irwin, the 14-year-old daughter of the late Steve Irwin, the Australian crocodile hunter, will air as part of the new "Walden Family Theater" series, a Hallmark Channel collaboration with producer Walden Media, ARC Entertainment studio and sponsors Wal-Mart and Procter & Gamble. (AP Photo/Hallmark Channel) (credit:AP)
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This undated image provided by "Growing Up Wild", shows, Bindi Irwin, 13, and Robert Irwin, 8, children of famed animal adventurer Steve Irwin, pet an echidna at the Australian Zoo outside Brisbane, Aus. during a taping of Growing Up Wild, a new series from Fremantle Media that can be seen on The Pet Collective, a new YouTube Channel. (AP Photo/Growing Up Wild) (credit:AP)
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Bindi Irwin arrives at the 2012 Logie Awards at the Crown Palladium on April 15, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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In this handout photo provided by Australia Zoo, Robert Irwin celebrates his eighth birthday with sister Bindi (L) and mother Terri Irwin, at Australia Zoo, on December 1, 2011 in Beerwah, Australia. (Photo by Australia Zoo via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Robert Irwin and Bindi Irwin arrive at the 'Puss in Boots' Australian Premiere at HOYTS Entertainment Quarter on November 27, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Caroline McCredie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Robert and Bindi Irwin arrive at the 2011 Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on October 7, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Terri Irwin, Robert Irwin and Bindi Irwin arrive at the 2011 Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on October 7, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Robert Irwin and Bindi Irwin arrive at the 2011 Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on October 7, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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TV personality Terri Irwin and her daughter Bindi Irwin arrive on the red carpet ahead of the 2011 Logie Awards at Crown Palladium on May 1, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Bindi Irwin arrives on the red carpet ahead of the 2011 Logie Awards at Crown Palladium on May 1, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Oprah Winfrey poses with Terri Irwin, Bindi Irwin and Robert Irwin during the first taping of the 'Oprah Winfrey Show' at the Sydney Opera House on December 14, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. 12,000 audience members were selected from 350,000 applicants to participate in two tapings of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' at the Sydney Opera House. Oprah descended on Australia last week with 302 super fans from the US, Canada and Jamaica to produce four shows for the 25th and final season of the program. the shows will air in the US and Australia in January 2011. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Actor Beau Bridges and Bindi Irwin arrive at the Steve Irwin Day Gala Dinner to celebrate the life Steve Irwin and raise funds for Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors at Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre on November 13, 2010 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by David Hardenberg/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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TV personality Bindi Irwin arrives at the 52nd TV Week Logie Awards at Crown Casino on May 2, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Bindi Irwin and Terri Irwin arrive on the red carpet at the 2009 ARIA Awards at Acer Arena on November 26, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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erri, Robert (Bob) and Bindi Irwin arrive for the Australian Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2009 at Hisense Arena on November 13, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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TV personality Bindi Irwin (R) and Terri Irwin attend the 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at The Orpheum Theatre on August 30, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Tv Host Bindi Irwin arrives at the 36th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel on August 29, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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TV personality Bindi Irwin blows out the candles on her birthday cake as she celebrates her 11th birthday with her mother Terri Irwin and brother Robert (Bob) Irwin at Australia Zoo on July 24, 2009 in Beerwah on the Sunshine Coast near Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Bindi Irwin attends the 36th annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards nomination party at Hearst Tower on May 14, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Robert Irwin (C) with his mother Terri and sister Bindi during his fifth birthday celebrations at Australia Zoo on December 1, 2008 on the Sunshine Coast, Australia. Robert (Bob) Irwin is the only son of the late wildlife warrior Steve Irwin, who was killed by a stingray in 2006. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Bindi Irwin attends the official launch of the Australian Wildlife Hospital at Australia Zoo on November 15, 2008 on the Sunshine Coast, Australia. The opening ceremony timed to coincide with the second annual Steve Irwin Day celebration realised Steve Irwin's dream to establish the world's largest wildlife hospital to honour his mother Lyn Irwin who had been a pioneer in wildlife care in Queesnalnd, Australia. The new hospital is also a living memorial to Steve Irwin. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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TV personality and conservationists Bindi arrives at the Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2008 at the Hisense Arena on October 11, 2008 in Melbourne, Australia. This year's event, now in its sixth year, was held in Melbourne for the first time in its history. (Photo by Kristian Dowling/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conservationists Terri Irwin and daughter Bindi Irwin arrive on the red carpet at the 50th Annual TV Week Logie Awards at the Crown Towers Hotel and Casino on May 4, 2008 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Kristian Dowling/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Terri Irwin and Bindi Irwin speak backstage with Bindi's Silver Logie Award for Most Popular New Female Talent in the Media Room at the 50th Annual TV Week Logie Awards at the Crown Towers Hotel and Casino on May 4, 2008 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Kristian Dowling/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Conservationists Terri Irwin and daughter Bindi Irwin arrive on the red carpet at the 50th Annual TV Week Logie Awards at the Crown Towers Hotel and Casino on May 4, 2008 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Kristian Dowling/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Bindi, Robert, and Terri Irwin pose at the unveiling of Bindi's new toy line at FAO Schwarz on Febraury 18, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Loud/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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TV personality Bindi Irwin poses at the opening night celebration for G'DAY USA: Australia Week at Jazz Lincoln Center on January 22, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Henry/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Actor John Travolta and Bindi Irwin stand on stage for Austrailia Plays Broadway during the opening night celebration for G'DAY USA: Australia Week at Jazz Lincoln Center January 22, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Henry/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Robert and Bindi Irwin pose with a statue of the family that was unveiled today during 'Steve Irwin Memorial Day' at Australia Zoo on November 15, 2007 on the Sunshine Coast, Australia. Steve Irwin day is a celebration of the life of the late Steve Irwin, the enigmatic 'Crocodile Hunter' who was killed by a stingray barb to his chest on September 4, 2006 whilst filming a documentary in Queensland. Australia Zoo is celebrating his life by inviting people from around the world to join in remembering what Steve was famous for: family, fun and wildlife. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Bindi Irwin carries a snake as she walks the catwalk during the global launch of her Bindi Wear International fashion line at the MAGIC convention at the Las Vegas Convention Center August 27, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Bindi Irwin poses during the promotional launch of her upcoming childrens show 'Bindi The Jungle Girl' at Australia Zoo on May 25, 2007 in Beerwah, Australia. The show will be televised on the ABC starting in July. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Presenters Tyler James Williams (L) and Bindi Irwin (R) present singer Justin Timberlake with the 'Favorite Male Singer' award onstage during the 20th Annual Kid's Choice Awards held at the UCLA Pauley Pavilion on March 31, 2007 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Bindi Irwin, daughter of Australian environmentalist and television personality Steve Irwin reads a eulogy about her father at his memorial service at Australia Zoo September 20, 2006 in Beerwah, Australia. Steve Irwin, known as the crocodile hunter, died after being stung through the heart by a stingray whilst diving off Port Douglas in the north of the Australian state of Queensland. (Photo by Steve Holland/Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Steve Irwin poses with his daughter Bindi Irwin October 2, 2006 in Uluru, Australia. (Photo by Australia Zoo via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)