A Kent salon has gone viral after stating it will dump its gossip magazines in the wake of Caroline Flack's death.

The Beau Boutique Salon near Smeeth, Ashford took to social media to say it was getting rid of the publications and urged other salons should do the same.

The status, which has since been shared more than 6,700 times on Facebook, reads: "We have made the decision as a Salon to remove the Gossip Magazines and will no longer be offering you these whilst you're at the salon.

"With the devastatingly horrendous news about Caroline Flack we will not be promoting these magazines that troll people, put people down, advertise peoples personal issues, criticise peoples outfits.....the list goes on. #bekind

"We will be replacing them with good old fashioned books, informative educational magazines and adult colouring books.

"All salons let’s get together and all do this."

The post garnered more than 8,300 likes within the first 17 hours of it being up.

Of the 700 comments there is unanimous support, with people calling it "such an inspirational idea" and others hoping "

Speaking to KentOnline, a spokesman from the beauty clinic said: "We are going to offer health and wellness magazines and home interior-type publications.

"We have been overwhelmed by the response to this and have been inundated with messages of support, including representatives of alternative, more appropriate publications that we are now replacing the gossip magazines with.

"In due course will have specific new titles in place to offer to our clients, which we feel will be far more beneficial in content.

"Some suggestions have come from already established health and wellness magazines, The Happy Newspaper, as well as local start-ups.

"We're excited for the change but more so completely overwhelmed by how many people have taken the time to send messages of support - this is something that is spreading across the entire health and beauty industry and that can only be a good thing."

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