Celebrity Traitors final briefly uploaded 24 hours early outside UK

The final of the show is being broadcast on Thursday evening in the UK

Note: This article does not contain spoilers related to the final episode

The final of BBC One's The Celebrity Traitors was uploaded in error by overseas broadcasters before it was due to be shown in the UK on Thursday, the BBC has confirmed.

It is understood the final was seen by a few hundred people who subscribe to streaming service Crave in Canada; they were able to watch it for a couple of hours before it was removed.

The episode being uploaded was not a BBC mistake, and a spokesperson for the corporation urged those who believe they know the outcome of the show to "avoid sharing potential spoilers".

''We kindly ask anyone who thinks they know the outcome of The Celebrity Traitors to keep whatever they believe they know to themselves," the statement said.

"Please avoid sharing potential spoilers so that the millions of fans who have been faithfully following every twist and turn of the series can enjoy the final this evening.''

The Celebrity Traitors is currently the most-watched TV show of the year, with an average of 12.6m people across the first four episodes.

Fans of the show have been waiting to see whether traitors Cat Burns and Alan Carr will win the £100,000 prize for charity or whether faithfuls Joe Marler, Nick Mohammed and David Olosuga will be triumphant.

Jake Brown, who was one of the winners of the third series of The Traitors earlier this year, told the BBC that "no one likes spoilers", which are "the thief of joy".

He said he will be sitting down to watch the final tonight live, with all of his family and "a bucket of popcorn".

Thursday evening's final episode is extended to 70 minutes on BBC One, with an extended edition of The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked set to air on BBC Two after the final.

Host Ed Gamble will be joined by the cast and Claudia Winkleman as they react to the show's outcome.