Robert Irwin gets highest score yet on Dancing With The Stars with Wicked-themed routine

Robert Irwin has earned his highest score yet with a stellar performance on Dancing with the Stars.

The latest episode had a Wicked theme, and saw the cast dancing to songs from the smash musical and movie's soundtrack.

Irwin and his partner Witney Rylee got their boogie on in an energetic routine to Dancing Through Life.

Watch the video above.

Irwin played Prince Fiyero while Rylee was Glinda, with the dancing including plenty of stunts.

At one point, the Aussie 'Wildlife Warrior' gave Rylee a big spin before dropping to the ground to do the worm.

The choreography took inspiration from the dance number in the Wicked movie adaptation, with Irwin sliding across the stage on a book like actor Jonathan Bailey does.

The judges loved it, giving the pair their highest score yet: 36/40.

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Carrie Anne declared Dancing Through Life should be Irwin's "theme song."

"That was so ambitious," she said, "You really took the challenge. You nailed it."

Derek told Irwin he needs to switch out his work boots for dancing shoes, saying he was "meant to be a performer."

Despite the positive feedback, Irwin is yet to receive a score of 10 for any of his performances.

Before the dance, he showed off his costume for the routine on Instagram.

"Fiyero is entering the Ozdust ballroom tonight on Dancing with the Stars," he captioned the post.

The social media page for Wicked the movie commented in support underneath, writing: "10's across the board for this look! We're thrillified for tonight."

The upbeat number was vastly different to last week's emotional performance dedicated to Irwin's mum, Terri Irwin.

During his performance last week, Terri joined her son on stage at the end of the dance, causing him to erupt into tears.

The wildlife warrior has put on an incredible show every week, constantly staying near the top of the leaderboard.

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