Sydney MKR contestant admits drug charge

My Kitchen Rules (MKR) contestant David Vu has admitted possessing cocaine he allegedly told police he bought in a Sydney nightclub.

Police say the 33-year-old was arrested in August after police searched Vu and the two other people who'd been in the corridor of Hunter Arcade in the city's CBD.

Vu pleaded guilty to drug possession when he faced Downing Centre Local Court on Friday.

His lawyer Robert Daoud told AAP that Vu was referred to a Magistrates Early Referral into Treatment (Merit) assessment.

"My submission was that he doesn't use drugs, indicating that Merit won't assist in this regard. He went to the Merit officer and he confirmed there is no assistance."

A document tendered to the Downing Centre Local Court on Friday alleges Vu volunteered to police that he had 0.46 grams of the drug and was "extremely cooperative and polite" throughout the incident.