No longer the most hated man in Australia! The Honey Badger melts hearts as he heroically saves a sheep from a barbed wire fence in an extraordinary video By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:03 BST, 21 September 2021 | Updated: 01:12 BST, 21 September 2021 Viewcomments Former Wallabies star Nick Cummins may have copped public backlash back in 2018 when he dumped the two finalists in the heartbreaking Bachelor finale. But now, the Honey Badger won over a legion of new fans this week when he heroically rescued a sheep that was trapped in barbed wire fence. The 33-year-old shared a video of himself on Instagram saving the animal that was trying to run across a road and into a fenced field. No longer the most hated man in Australia! The Honey Badger melted hearts this week as he heroically saved a sheep from a barbed wire fence in an extraordinary video Nick worked tirelessly to remove the sheep's head from the barbed wire fence and managed to lift the sheep over the fence to set it free. Nick had been driving along the road and stopped to help. 'He's got his horns caught along the wire,' Nick says in the clip. What a feat! Nick worked tirelessly to remove the sheep's head from the barbed wire fence and managed to lift the sheep over the fence to set it free Nick captioned the clip: 'Sheepish! In NZ this would have gone down very differently' After pulling the sheep from the fence, Nick had to try and get him over it, with a sheep typically weighing between 45kg to 160kg. 'Bloody beautiful hey, okay buddy, usually they go into a sort of hypnotised state like this,' he continued, as he pulled the sheep's legs together. He then swung the sheep over the fence and it ran off baaing. Nick captioned the clip: 'Sheepish! In NZ this would have gone down very differently.' Underneath his post, fans said how much they loved the video and Nick's heroic efforts. 'Couldn't love this any harder': Underneath his post, fans said how much they loved the video and Nick's heroic efforts 'Legend, couldn't love this any harder,' one fan wrote underneath. Another added: 'You're a good bloke.' Back in 2018, Nick made headlines when he brutally dumped the two finalists in The Bachelor finale, Brittany Hockley and Sophie Tieman, and failed to choose a winner. Remember that? Back in 2018, Nick made headlines when he brutally dumped the two finalists in The Bachelor finale, Brittany Hockley and Sophie Tieman, and failed to choose a winner 'I just know in my heart, I've done the right thing,' Nick said at the time. 'They are two amazing women who are walking out of my life right now. It wouldn't be fair to enter into something and a few months later, break her heart.' Nick has now found love after the show, and earlier this year, went Instagram official with new girlfriend Alexandra George. Smitten: Nick has now found love after the show, and earlier this year, went Instagram official with new girlfriend Alexandra George Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility