A MAN accused of beating up Big Brother star Anthony Hutton in a nightclub has been given a police caution.

Disco dancer Anthony, the winner of the reality television show last year, was left with cuts and bruises after a brawl at Manchester's trendy Baby Grand club last month.

The 24-year-old, from Consett, County Durham, was partying in Baby Grand in the early hours of Sunday, April 2, when the fight broke out.

He was treated for minor facial injuries at the Manchester Royal Infirmary and later discharged.

Police arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of assault and bailed him pending further inquiries.

Last night, a spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said the man had been cautioned. The spokesman said: "Police in Manchester city centre were called to Peter Street in the early hours of Sunday, April 2, following a report a man had been assaulted.

"Officers went to Baby Grand at about 4.10am where a 24-year-old man was found with minor facial injuries.

"He was taken to Manchester Royal Infirmary for treatment and was subsequently discharged.

"A 25-year-old man, from Higher Poynton, was given a caution for assault occasioning actual bodily harm on Sunday, May 7."

Mr Hutton, who had been staying in Manchester with friends following a public appearance in Chester, on the Friday night, won £50,000 last summer after the British public voted him their favourite contestant in the Big Brother house.

His most notorious moments from the Channel 4 show were his friendship with clingy gay hairdresser Craig Coates and his swimming pool liaison with Makosi Musambasi.

Since leaving the house, the former 1970s-style nightclub dancer has released a keep-fit DVD and appeared in pantomime in Darlington.