Georgia Love shares her first Instagram photo since the finale, and it's heartbreaking.

Within 24 hours of The Bachelorette season finale ending, Georgia Love has posted a selfie with winner, Lee Elliott, to her 60,000 Instagram followers.

But as she writes, it’s not what she “originally thought [she’d] be posting today”.

“It’s so hard to know what to say in this instance,” the 28-year-old former newsreader’s heart-rending message begins.

“What I’d originally thought I’d be posting today was a gushy message all about love, butterflies, fireworks and just how happy @leeroyelliott makes me every day and how lucky I feel to have found the love of my life through this crazy experience.

“While all of this couldn’t be more true, it’s not the most important thing to say right now.”

A photo posted by Georgia Love (@georgiealove) on Oct 27, 2016 at 5:36pm PDT

Earlier in the week, news broke that Georgia’s mother Belinda has been admitted to palliative care as she fights advanced pancreatic cancer. Belinda’s condition is so serious, she was unable to meet the show’s finalists in Singapore alongside her daughter and husband.

Despite initial reports Georgia might bow out of Friday’s press junket, she appeared alongside Lee, a 35-year-old mechanical plumber, for interviews this morning.

“What should be one of the most exciting weeks of my life has instead turned into one of the hardest with my family going through something no one ever wants to face,” Georgia continued.

“But a small solace I can find in this extremely difficult time is that I have this amazing man by my side and for that I feel so lucky. He’s been so incredibly supportive and loving and managed to make me smile and laugh every day despite everything else.

“Thank you to everyone who’s supported us and followed my story. The messages of love and support have been overwhelming and so so humbling. Thank you thank you, from the bottom of my heart.”

We’re sending you all our love, Georgia.

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