Coronation Street fans are left furious

Gareth Gates incurred the wrath of incensed Coronation Street viewers after he revealed a character's death before it happened onscreen.

Wednesday night's emotional episode of the ITV soap saw bride-to-be Rana Habeeb crushed in the Underworld factory roof collapse, with the character having entered the building to retrieve her wedding rings.

However, before the devastating moment Rana passed away in fiancée Kate Connor's arms, Gareth - who is engaged to actress Faye Brooks in real life - gave the game away on Instagram. 

The singer, 34, took to the social media site at 8.42pm during the ad break to praise his other half for her outstanding acting as well as reveal his sadness that actress Bhavna Limbachia, who plays Rana, would be leaving the soap.

With Gareth already having insider knowledge of the storyline, he hadn't realised that he revealed Rana's fate before it aired on screen - with the character passing away shortly before 9pm. 

He wrote to his 45k followers: 'So proud of my lady @faye_brookes in @coronationstreet - such amazing TRUE acting. Sad to lose the beautiful and incredibly talented @bhavnalimbachia.'

Commenting on the video, which saw Gareth and partner Faye, 31, discussing the episode, viewers raged at the Pop Idol star for spoiling the ending of the show.

MailOnline