Asher Thomas Maslin has pleaded guilty to the murder of Gloucester hairdresser Hollie Gazzard.
He spoke only to confirm his name, address and to plead guilty to murder at Bristol Crown Court this morning.
Maslin, 22, of of Benhall Gardens in Cheltenham, stabbed pretty Hollie, 20, from Churchdown, to death as she worked at Fringe Benefits and La Bella Beauty salon on February 18 this year.
He will be sentenced at a date yet to be fixed.