The Bachelor was 'soul-destroying', says Honey Badger Nick Cummins

Nick Cummins has opened up about his experience on The Bachelor. Photo / Supplied

Two months on from the reality TV result that disappointed Australia, Bachelor Nick "Honey Badger" Cummins has described his time on the dating show as a "soul-destroying" experience.

They're unusually harsh words from the typically laid-back former professional rugby player, who was speaking on Hit105's Stav, Abby and Matt show this morning.

Cummins was talking about his newly-released book The Honey Badger's Guide To Life, which includes a brief but ominously titled chapter called "The Badger vs. The Bachelor".

"It shows … we do have two worlds that we live in, and sometimes we're … I've got to be careful here … we're forced to be something where we're not fully ourselves," Cummins explained of the show.

"Even though you do your best, you kick and scream to do that. [It was] me towing the line, which is never something you want to do — you want to be 100% honest.

The Bachelor was "soul destroying," says Nick Cummins. Photo / Supplied

"I'm a pretty outgoing, rip into it, have a crack (person). But then you've got The Bachelor and this world, where sometimes you've got to alter your normal behaviours to fit into a genre.

"That can be soul-destroying. (The chapter) is a little indication of what it does to you, and how you can stop it from happening."

"Sometimes you've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything," he continued.

So what exactly does Cummins spill about his reality TV experience in the book? The four-page chapter The Honey Badger's Guide To Life that deals with his controversial Bachelor stint sees the star in a philosophical mood, insisting he has no regrets despite the uproar after he failed to pick a winner — a backlash that saw him flee the country.

"After seeing how this crazy TV world all comes together and how it presents as it wants … after being basted and roasted, my understanding of that world is deeper and better than if I had sat on the sidelines and not got involved," he writes.

"I don't have any regrets. I've hopefully come to raise the vibrations of the earth a bit, especially for blokes out there, and if I've done that, I'm happy."