Former Big Brother housemate, Dennis McHugh has been spoken to by police after allegedly spitting in the face of fellow housemate, Mohamed.

Police will also speak to Mohamed when he leaves the BB house.

Officers have now spoken with a 23-year-old man from Edinburgh in connection with an alleged incident,” a Hertfordshire Police spokeswoman said.

“He was spoken to under caution, and at this stage no further action has been taken.

“Officers will speak with the potential complainant as and when he leaves the house at some point in the future.”

Housemate Dennis McHugh has been removed from the Big Brother house for unacceptable behaviour.

A number of housemates were involved in an argument at approximately 12.45am this morning (27th June), which resulted from a prank played by Rex that ended in a picture painted by Jennifer being slightly defaced.

During the argument Dennis spat in the face of fellow housemate, Mohamed.

Big Brother intervened immediately to break up the argument. The ‘as live’ streaming from the house on E4 was cut and no footage was broadcast.

All the housemates involved in the argument were sent to separate bedrooms and kept apart for the rest of the night. Dennis and Mohamed were called separately to the diary room in the early hours to discuss the incident.

After production staff and executives at Channel 4 reviewed the footage this morning, Dennis was called to the diary room a second time at 1:15pm and told he was immediately being removed from the house.

Following Dennis’s removal, Big Brother continues to call to the diary room a number of other housemates to discuss their involvement in the argument and remind them of the rules governing housemates’ behaviour.

A Channel 4 spokeswoman said: “Spitting in someone’s face is seriously offensive and Mohamed was understandably upset.

“Big Brother has very clear rules about offensive behaviour. Like all housemates Dennis was clearly informed before entering the house that he faced eviction if he acted in an unacceptable manner.”

Viewers will be able to see the incident and how it was handled in tonight’s highlights show on Channel 4 at 9pm.

Tonight’s eviction vote, involving Mohamed and Sylvia, will proceed as planned.

Big Brother housemates Jennifer Clark and Dennis McHugh were sent to the BB jail yesterday for breaking rules.

Seven housemates were heard discussing their auditions yesterday and when Big Brother reprimanded them he gave them two minutes to decide who should face punishment.

Jennifer put herself forward and also nominated Dennis as the other worst offender, they were told that they must stay in jail “until further notice”.

Speaking to Mikey Hughes about the rule breakers, Mario Marconi admitted he was not impressed by their behaviour.

“It’s not hard to adhere to, is it? It’s not like you’re declaring yourself under the Official Secrets Act. They’re just saying ‘keep your gob shut and use your common sense’,” said Mario.