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Important: This article does not contain spoilers concerning the final episode

This final episode of the star-studded version of the popular reality show was mistakenly made available by overseas distributors prior to its planned UK broadcast on Thursday night, according to official sources.

It is understood that the final was watched by a few hundred subscribers of the streaming service the streaming service in Canada; these individuals could view it for a couple of hours before it was taken down.

This episode being uploaded was not a error by the original broadcaster, and a spokesperson for the corporation urged those who think they have discovered the result of the show to "avoid sharing potential spoilers".

"We kindly ask those who believes they have uncovered the ending of the celebrity edition to keep any information they have to themselves," the statement read.

"Please avoid posting potential spoilers so that the millions of fans who have been faithfully following every twist and turn of the show can experience the final this evening."

The Celebrity Traitors is presently the most-watched TV program of the year, with an mean of 12.6m viewers over the first four episodes.

Fans of the series have been eagerly anticipating to see whether traitors Cat Burns and Alan Carr will secure the £100,000 for a good cause or whether faithfuls Joe Marler, Nick Mohammed and David Olosuga will be victorious.

A former winner of the third series of The Traitors commented that "no one likes spoilers", which are "joy's enemy".

He mentioned they will be sitting down to watch the finale this evening live, with all of his family and "a bucket of popcorn".

Thursday night's concluding installment is lengthened to 70 minutes on the main channel, with an extended edition of the companion show scheduled to broadcast on the secondary channel following the final.

Presenter Ed Gamble will be accompanied by the contestants and Claudia Winkleman as they respond to the show's outcome.