CONTAINS SPOILERS: The Celebrity Traitors fans were left in uproar as Alan Carr murdered his best friend during Thursday night's episode. 

Its mix of treachery and detective work has made The Traitors a standout hit for the BBC.

The first episode of the series saw comedian Alan Carr , singer Cat Burns and presenter Jonathan Ross named as the Traitors.

On Thursday night, viewers of the BBC show, which launched its first ever series with famous faces this week, watched on as the Only Love Can Hurt Like This singer, 44, was killed off.

The famous faces were gathered by host Claudia Winkleman at the castle grounds graveyard for one solemn scene in the BBC competition - to reveal who had been 'murdered' first by the Traitors.

Alan Carr left viewers bewildered after sensationally 'murdering' his 'best friend' Paloma Faith on Thursday night's Celebrity Traitors.

The renowned prankster was praised for his spelling of the Olympian's name - with some questioning if it was intentional

The star-studded line-up are competing for a £100,000 prize pot