Terri Irwin raises eyebrows with cheeky joke about how ‘size matters’

The Irwins aren’t exactly known for their risqué humour.

So fans were understandably surprised when 57-year-old matriarch Terri made a rather dirty joke on Twitter on Thursday.

She tweeted a photo of herself next to an enormous pizza to mark National Pizza Pie Day in the United States, and wrote: ‘Size matters.’

While she was of course referring to the large pizza, the phrase ‘size matters’ is often used in reference to the size of a man’s equipment. 

Terri’s followers weren’t expecting the wholesome zookeeper to post such a cheeky tweet, with one replying: ‘In a pizza, agreed, Terri. Who knew you were naughty?’

Another fan wrote, ‘It’s a risky joke,’ alongside a GIF of a man sweating profusely.

Say what? Terri’s followers weren’t expecting the wholesome zookeeper to post such a cheeky tweet, with one replying: ‘In a pizza, agreed, Terri. Who knew you were naughty?’

Borderline: Another fan wrote, ‘It’s a risky joke,’ alongside a GIF of a man sweating profusely

Not expecting that! One Twitter user posted a well-known meme of a man expressing surprise

A third Twitter user with the suggestive name ‘ben dover’ responded: ‘You’re right. Size does matter.’

A fourth posted a well-known meme of a man expressing surprise. 

Aussie model Ellie Gonsalves, who recently got engaged at Australia Zoo, also tweeted a crying-with-laughter emoji.

Double entendre: While Terri (pictured in November 2019) was of course referring to the large pizza, the phrase ‘size matters’ is often used in reference to the size a man’s equipment

It comes after Terri’s granddaughter Grace Warrior met an echidna for the first time at Australia Zoo, under the watchful eye of her mother Bindi.

Grace, 10 months, sat in her mum’s lap as she glanced at the spiny anteater less than a metre away, while Bindi carefully placed a hand on the animal’s back.

‘Happiness is meeting an echidna for the very first time,’ Bindi wrote on Instagram.

‘Sweet Grace Warrior loved watching all the digging for ants. Monotremes (egg-laying mammals) are the coolest.’ 

‘Happiness’: It comes after Terri’s granddaughter Grace Warrior met an echidna for the first time at Australia Zoo, under the watchful eye of her mother Bindi

Bindi recently opened up about her anxieties since becoming a mother.

The conservationist, who gave birth to daughter Grace last March, spoke about her worries in the season premiere of her reality show Crikey! It’s a Baby.

‘Motherhood has been the greatest adventure of my life,’ the 23-year-old said, according to TV Week magazine. 

Fears: Bindi recently opened up about her anxieties since becoming a mother. She is pictured here with her husband Chandler Powell and daughter Grace Warrior

‘I’ve never worried so much in my life, because I want her to be absolutely healthy and happy a hundred per cent of the time,’ she added.

‘But I’m also happier than ever, just being with my family and enjoying time together.’

Bindi and her husband Chandler Powell welcomed their daughter on March 25, 2021, which coincidentally was the couple’s first wedding anniversary. 

Anxiety: ‘I’ve never worried so much in my life, because I want her to be absolutely healthy and happy a hundred per cent of the time,’ the 23-year-old said

She may only be 10 months old, but Grace Warrior has clearly inherited her family’s affinity for Australian wildlife.

The child is reportedly displaying a fondness for animals reminiscent of her late grandfather Steve Irwin.

Grace’s grandma Terri – who now runs Australia Zoo after her husband’s death – told Entertainment Tonight: ‘She’s got that determination that Steve had and that connection with wildlife… Because it is weird to see animals just gravitate to her.’  

She’s just like grandpa Steve! It comes after Bindi and Terri Irwin revealed the animals at Australia Zoo ‘gravitate’ to baby Grace. (Pictured from left to right: Chandler Powell, Bindi and Grace Irwin, Terri Irwin and Robert Irwin)

‘So she’ll go out in the morning in the stroller, and all the kangaroos just gather around her like they’re having a meeting,’ the 57-year-old zookeeper added.

Grace’s mother Bindi Irwin agreed, saying her baby girl had made quite the impression on the animals in their popular sanctuary.

‘Oh my word, the koalas… literally climb out of their trees to come see her,’ the former Dancing with the Stars champ, 23, revealed. 

Famous conservationist Steve Irwin, known to millions around the world as ‘the Crocodile Hunter’, died on September 4, 2006, at the age of 44 after being pierced in the chest by a stingray while filming a documentary in Batt Reef, Queensland.

Strong genes: Grace’s grandma Terri – who now runs Australia Zoo after her husband’s death – told Entertainment Tonight: ‘She’s got that determination that Steve had and that connection with wildlife… Because it is weird to see animals just gravitate to her.’ (Steve Irwin, who died in September 2006, is pictured here in June 2002)