Tragic bride becomes TikTok inspiration after embarking on solo UK honeymoon

Laura Murphy was excited for her wedding with fiancé Devon O'Grady when tragedy struck in May - since then, she's been documenting her solo honeymoon tour on TikTok

A grief-stricken bride whose husband died a month before their wedding has been hailed a hero after going on her honeymoon alone.

Laura Murphy was devastated when husband-to-be Devon O'Grady died suddenly in May following a cardiac issue. The couple, from Newfoundland, Canada, had been due to tie the knot this summer, and Laura was mired in grief.

Surrounded by support but struggling, Laura opted to continue with the honeymoon the two had planned across Europe - and has since been documenting her solo travels in London and Nice on TikTok. Laura, a lawyer, was even joined by her maid of honour in France as part of her tour.

TikTokers have rushed to praise Laura for her decision, which she said followed "feeling guilty" for not living her life knowing that Devon would want her to. She's since become an overnight sensation and now has nearly 47,000 followers.

Despite being wowed by the sights and culture, Laura admitted there have been plenty of tears, too, confessing to crawling into bed for a "good cry" on some nights. "It's very out of character for me to be traveling alone, and it's even more out of character to be documenting it for the world," she said.

Laura had met fiancé Devon through work when she got stuck in a stairwell in the building and he came to her aid, leading to a friendship which blossomed into romance. In an extra-cruel twist, Devon had been in the office across from Laura's when he died.

She said the sound of ambulance sirens were now triggering for her. But since sharing her grief journey with the world, Laura said plenty of her followers have shared their own experiences, helping her to feel less alone.

"It's very lonely and isolating because I knew no one my age who had lost a partner," she told The Washington Post. "I needed to find people who could relate because I wanted to know how to go on."

• Anyone struggling with grief of losing a loved one can contact Cruse Bereavement Support on 0808 808 1677.