FORMER Eggheads star and Caldicot resident CJ De Mooi is considering legal action after Dutch authorities withdrew an arrest warrant issued over an alleged killing, his spokesman has said.

The 46-year-old, whose real name is Joseph Connagh, hopes to repair the "enormous damage" caused by a failed attempt by prosecutors in the Netherlands to extradite him from the UK on a European Arrest Warrant.

They had intended to question the ex-BBC quiz show panellist over a claim in his autobiography that he punched a man who approached him with a knife, then threw him into a canal in Amsterdam in 1988.

A statement issued on behalf of the star said: "The Dutch prosecutor Ms Hoekstra has today withdrawn the European Arrest Warrant that was incorrectly issued against CJ in May of this year that related to an alleged incident in Amsterdam almost 30 years ago.

"CJ is obviously pleased but not surprised at this outcome and will now be exploring his legal options going forward and examining the processes undertaken that resulted in this warrant being issued at all.

"CJ is now keen to start to repair the enormous damage sustained to his reputation as a result of the issuing of this warrant and the headlines subsequently generated."

The actor and former model was detained at Heathrow Airport in September after landing following a business trip in South Africa.

After the extradition application was dismissed by a judge last month the star thanked the "tens of thousands" of people who sent messages of support and said the process had been "traumatic".