• Robert Irwin opened up about his dating life in an interview with The New York Times.
  • FYI, Robert and Xochitl Gomez sparked dating rumors after their appearance on Dancing With the Stars.
  • The reality star is also rumored to be in the running for ABC's next Bachelor...

Robert Irwin has been killing it over on Dancing With the Stars, and there's been a lot of speculation about his dating life. Including but not limited to whether or not he and Xochitl Gomez are a thing, not to mention rumors that he could be ABC's next Bachelor.

Speaking to The New York Times about dating in the spotlight, Robert said "Holy moly, that’s so challenging to navigate," adding that "anything you do will be on TikTok the next day."

Sooooo, not a lot of details, but sounds like Robert is, in fact, dating, and finds the experience to be challenging. And as for those rumors that he could be the next Bachelor, Robert previously told E! News, "Watch this space, stranger things have happened."

Honestly, though, there's a lot of evidence that Robert could be moving into Bachelor Mansion. For starters, there's a strong connection between the two shows (tons of Bachelor/Bachelorette stars do DWTS). Then there's the fact that the franchise has started casting celebs as their leads (see: Taylor Frankie Paul). And even Reality Steve is on board, saying on his podcast, "Just put Robert Irwin as the Bachelor. He makes the most sense. He’s got 8 [million followers]. I mean, Taylor Frankie Paul's got 1.7 million. He’s got 8.3 million. He’s 22 years old. He seems like the nicest human being on the planet. He’s got a backstory. I’m like, why wouldn’t they cast him?"

Just saying!