Brad Pitt accidentally gatecrashes charity fundraiser while shooting new movie... but soon apologises with a £700 donation



Just when you thought he couldn't get any more desirable, Brad Pitt shows his charitable side again.



While re-shooting scenes for his apocalyptic zombie movie World War Z in Dorset, the Hollywood heartthrob accidentally stumbled upon one mother's fundraiser.



But the 48-year-old actor made sure the charity event wasn't overshadowed by his appearance and donated £700 of his own money, as well as getting the crew to chip in an additional £40.



Charitable guy: Brad Pitt donated £700 to charity after learning he accidentally gatecrashed a woman's fundraising event

Karley Gallagher had organised a charity day in the Dorset village of Lulworth, but worried nobody would show up after locals rushed to try and catch a glimpse of the famous movie star.



But the Ocean's Eleven actor clearly took pity on the mother after he learned about the event, and arranged for £700 to be donated to the cause as well as signing some postcards.



Brad also promised to send a further donation from the bulk of the film crew in Los Angeles when he returned to Hollywood.



Overshadowing: The star was in Dorset to film scenes for his latest film as he stumbled upon the charity event Zombie movie: Brad has been re-shooting some scenes for the horror film World War Z

The mother was raising funds for the hospital unit that treated her baby son Zachary, who was born with gastroschisis, a type of hernia that causes the intestines to stick out of the body.

And she admitted she was already a massive fan of the movie star, revealing her son's middle name - Benjamin - was inspired by the heartthrobs hit film The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button.



Thrilled with her run-in with the actor, Gallagher said: 'I was grinning from ear to ear.' 'What he did for us was just incredible. It was a very generous and a sympathetic gesture from him.'



Generous: Despite being possibly the biggest movie star alive, Brad wasn't too famous to help out one local's charity event

Tricia Wilson-Hughes, who helped organise the event, explained how she made the movie star aware of their fundraiser.



'We thought the charity day would be a bit of an anti-climax because everybody was going to the cove to see if they could spot Brad Pitt,' she said.



'I asked the security guards if Brad would be kind enough to make a small donation. They then came back with a brown envelope with £700 from Brad in it and £40 from the crew. We couldn't believe it, we were completely in awe.'



More help later: Brad promised he'd help raise more money for the charity when he got back in Hollywood

Brad is currently back on the English shores to re-shoot some scenes for upcoming blockbuster World War Z, based on the horror novel by Max Brooks, which also stars Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston and The Pacific actor James Badge Dale.



He plays the role of Gerry Lane, a worker at the United Nations who finds himself searching the globe for information that can stop the zombie outbreak.

