Cheryl Cole's brother has been told that he faces a prison sentence after attacking a man with pepper spray.
Andrew Tweedy, 28, pleaded guilty to assault and possession of a prohibited weapon at Newcastle Crown Court.
The judge informed the Girls Aloud star's older brother that he would be jailed for the attack, which took place in Gosforth on August 13.
Tweedy, from Heaton, was previously jailed for robbery in 2005.