Vernon Kay has been on the receiving end of a "tonne of grief" from BBC Radio 2 listeners after he inadvertently let slip a spoiler for their favourite programme. The 51-year-old has since decided to refrain from discussing Celebrity Traitors live on air.

The popular murder-mystery series will continue its run on BBC One tonight (October 15) and will be back tomorrow. The subsequent two episodes are scheduled to air next Wednesday and Thursday.

However, many fans will likely catch up with the show on BBC iPlayer over the coming week. This has led Vernon to decide against discussing the show to avoid any potential spoilers for his Radio 2 audience.

While on air, Vernon clarified: "I'm going to avoid Traitors, I'm going to avoid it because people watch it on catch-up don't they? So I'm not going to talk about it on the radio.

"It's not like I'm going to avoid it, I'm going to watch it, I'm going to consume it, but I'm not going to talk about it because people get really tetchy.

"I gave away the winner of Dress the Nation on Sunday, [I] congratulated the winner, oh my gosh, I got a tonne of grief."

Imitating an irate listener, Vernon exclaimed "I've not watched it yet", before adding: "I always forget about catch-up, I'm a little bit old-school like that. I like watching it. There's a service on your digital broadcasting system where you can pause the football, go make a brew and you pause it.

"You never play it from where you paused it. If you play it from where you paused it, you're a psychopath."

On Sunday, retail assistant Casey Dillon, 23, was crowned Dress the Nation champion. The ITV show is presented by both Vernon and AJ Odudu.

It marks the newest chapter in a television career spanning three decades. Vernon secured a position on Channel 5's The Mag in 1998 before transitioning to Channel 4's T4 in 2000.

It was during his time on T4 that he encountered his future spouse, Tess Daly, who was hosting SMTV Live on ITV at the time. Vernon subsequently went on to front programmes including All Star Family Fortunes and Splash!

Tess meanwhile hosts Strictly Come Dancing. Tess and Vernon encountered each other at a gathering in the early 2000s before their romance flourished.

They exchanged vows in Horwich in 2003 before having daughters Phoebe and Amber. Tess has previously spoken candidly about their "explosive" beginning to their romance.

Speaking to Fabulous magazine, she revealed: "It was all quite immediate, really, because we instantly had such a blast together. I couldn't imagine having more fun with anyone else. It was pretty explosive, I tell you."

Six years ago, Vernon whisked Tess away to the romantic landscapes of the South of France, where, without her knowledge, he had secretly organised a vow renewal ceremony-complete with several wardrobe choices for his unsuspecting wife.

Speaking about the moment when he appeared on I'm A Celebrity..Get Me out of Here!

, Vernon revealed: "I booked a weekend in our favourite hotel in the South of France and I spoke to her stylist at the time and I said I needed four dresses."

He continued: "She didn't know anything. I gave her a card and it said congratulations on your second wedding day and I said we're going to renew our vows. She said 'I've got nothing to wear' and I said 'you say that... pick one'."

Vernon Kay receives 'tonne of grief' after huge blunder live on air - The Mirror