The final of The Celebrity Traitors leaked online 24 hours before it was due to air on BBC One after it was uploaded in error by overseas broadcasters.

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 the stream was removed.

One user had already posted a screen grab of the episode whilst many people told online forums that they had seen the show. New Feature

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One X user said they had chanced upon the final on the Canadian stream but wrote: “I promise not to spoil it for you, Brits.”

A widespread leak of the final to the most-watched TV event of the year, would have been a disaster for the BBC.

The BBC urged those wh

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