BBC Morning Live presenters Gethin Jones and Louise Minchin were forced to postpone an interview with the winner or winners of The Traitors during Monday's episode. Jones addressed viewers with the 'unfortunate' news, stating that the interview would be rescheduled for a later date.
The show had been promoting the interview throughout the hour, with guests including Nick Stapleton discussing banking fraud. Co-presenter Minchin assured viewers that a spoiler alert would be issued when the interview is eventually aired.
The postponement came after the series finale on Friday, which saw original Traitors Stephen Libby and Rachel Duffy win jointly, splitting the £95,750 prize fund. This marked the first joint Traitors victory in the show's history.
Despite the delay on Morning Live, ITV's This Morning was set to welcome Stephen Libby onto their programme. The finale attracted record-breaking viewing figures, with a live audience of 9.4 million and a peak of 9.6 million, according to overnights.tv data cited by Deadline.
Viewers reacted positively to the outcome on social media, with one calling it a 'perfect ending' and another praising the winners for playing 'an absolute masterclass'. Morning Live airs weekdays at 9.30am on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
