I was the fan hit by Amy Winehouse

A man today claimed he was the fan struck by troubled singer Amy Winehouse at the end of her Glastonbury Festival set.

James Gostelow, 25, from London, told reporters he was elbowed in the head by the singer - and handed in mobile phone footage of the incident.

Mr Gostelow claimed she turned on him after someone in the crowd behind him threw a hat at her.

He came forward to clear his name after some reports said Miss Winehouse was groped.

The Grammy-award winner climbed down to the pit in front of the Pyramid stage at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, on Saturday, to meet fans during set closer Rehab.

The 24-year-old Londoner was seen to throw punches into the crowd at an unseen reveller.

Mr Gostelow told the BBC he was that reveller - but he did not think Winehouse was aiming at him.

He said: "I saw a hat being thrown from behind me and it hit Amy's beehive. She looked down, saw me looking up, and her elbow went for me.

"She caught my forehead, then someone may have shouted something from the back, which is when she went in again."

Mr Gostelow said it was not too sore but "more shock than anything else having got up early to see her then being hit by her".

He said: "The crowd was going absolutely crazy, everyone was pushing and shoving but that's part of it."

Asked if he would consider contacting the police, Mr Gostelow said: "No, I would never want to take anything so far, and at the end of the day it's all part of being at the front to be honest with you, and being crushed by thousands of people here at Glastonbury.

"It's part of the experience I suppose."

Earlier in her set, Winehouse could not resist pining for her imprisoned husband Blake Fielder-Civil, telling the audience "my husband is out of jail in two weeks".

But despite the rambling banter between songs and the scuffle towards the end, Winehouse, wearing a blue sequin dress, seemed to be on top form.

Recently diagnosed with emphysema, she overcame her troubles in front of 80,000 fans and sang an hour-long set, including hits Tears Drying On Their Own, Back To Black and You Know I'm no Good.

A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said no complaints of assault were received after Winehouse appeared to lash out at a fan in the audience.

Therefore, there would be no investigation, he said.