Russell Crowe gives Robert Irwin "very in-depth feedback" over his Dancing With the Stars performance every week.

The 21-year-old conservationist and his family have been friends with the Gladiator star for decades and Robert feels "incredibly grateful" for all the advice his pal has offered while he takes party in the celebrity Latin and ballroom competition with professional dancer Witney Carson.

Robert told Access Hollywood: "I'm incredibly grateful for his support on this dancing journey. It's actually been really cool because Russell will message after [each] performance.

"Instead of going, 'This was a really great dance,' he'll really delve into the detail of, 'Okay these steps were great, love the lines, love the clarity in the storytelling.'

"To really get that very in-depth fe

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