A jilted bride who carried on with her wedding without the groom is "overwhelmed" by strangers donating almost £7k - and she's even getting a free 'honeymoon'.

Kayley Stead, 27, discovered she wasn't going to marry her partner of almost four years the morning of her big day.

Despite the heartbreak, Kayley decided to go ahead with the wedding on 15th September at Oxwich Bay Hotel in Gower, Swansea, Wales - surrounded by her loved ones.

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She still had her wedding entrance, meal, speeches and professional photos before punching the top tier of her wedding cake and spending her first dance with the groomsmen, her brothers, and dad Brian, 71.

After seizing the day with her loved ones, Kayley is now facing the reality of being newly single but her friends have rallied around her and barely left her side.

Her best friend and bridesmaid, Jordie Cullen, 27, set up a GoFundMe page to try and recoup some costs and the donations have blown up.

Just over a week on, Kayley's page has received an incredible £6,927 in donations from people online who rushed to support her.

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One donor wrote on the GoFundMe page to say: "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. You deserve someone so much better than that. Good luck for the future Hun."

Another donor wrote: "Your story absolutely broke my heart but I’m so proud of you going ahead and enjoying the day with the people who love you the most. You deserve all good things."

Her story has touched hearts all over the world with people donating from the US, Canada, Poland and Australia.

Before planning her wedding - which cost £12,000 - Kayley had been saving for a house and has said she plans to put the money raised towards her dream home.

She said: "I couldn't begin to thank people enough for the kindness they have shown since my story came out.

"Seeing your kind words has carried me through this challenging journey and the fact that people have donated is astounding and I thank every single person who has.

"Thank you to everyone who has taken their time to read my story.

"Just remember that moments like this don't define you, but how you overcome it does."

As a result of her wedding day, Kayley never got to go on her honeymoon to Turkey, but was in for another shock this morning when she was given an unexpected gift.

She appeared on This Morning earlier this week wearing her wedding dress - and hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield announced she would be receiving a gift of £2,000 to go towards a 'honeymoon'.

Phil informed Kayley - who was joined on the sofa by bridesmaids Jordie Cullen and Katie Stead - travel company Hays Travel are giving Kayley £1,000 towards a trip of her choice with This Morning deciding to match it too.

Speaking on the show, Phil said: "Well done you, that's really seizing the day, isn't it?

"I think you need that. Get away and switch off," Holly added, before giving a tearful Kayley a hug.

Grateful Kayley agreed with the hosts, nodding and saying: "I do. I need to get some sun, so thank you so much."

The groom has refused to comment.