Simon Cowell was reportedly left gutted after he was snubbed from the New Year's Honours list.
The X Factor judge, 60, was told last month that he'd been snubbed for a CBE despite raising a whopping £2million for charity in just six months.
A source told The Sun : “Simon is obviously upset. He’s never been in this game for recognition but at the same time he’s done more than most to entertain and do good.”
Another famous name missed off this year's list was David beckham.
The former footballer has spent years dreaming of landing a knighthood, but was left out of the New Year's Honours once again.
Olivia Newton-John led the stars named in the New Year's Honours, becoming a dame.
Another pop legend Sir Elton John, 72, joined the Order of the Companions of Honour, of which there are only 65 at any time.
Film director Sam Mendes, 54, who got a knighthood for his contribution to drama, said he was “amazed, delighted and extremely proud”.
Screenwriter Steven Knight, 60, who created Peaky Blinders, has been made a CBE for services to drama, entertainment and the community in Birmingham, which was the setting for the hit series. It starred Cillian Murphy as the hard-drinking gang leader Tommy Shelby.
Director Steve McQueen, 50, who won an Oscar for 12 Years A Slave, has been knighted for services to film.
Conservationist and TV presenter Steve Backshall, 46, has become an MBE, and wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan, 47, whose credits include Planet Earth II, has been made an MBE for his services to conservation and wildlife film-making.
TV chef Ainsley Harriott, 62, got an MBE, along with Nadiya Hussain, 35, who won the 2015 series of The Great British Bake Off. Chef and author Nigel Slater, 61, became an OBE for services to cookery and literature.
Snow Patrol lead singer Gary Lightbody, 43, got an OBE for services to music and charity in Northern Ireland after he founded the Lightbody Foundation, a group which gives annual donations to charities.
However, this year's list was marred with controversy as the addresses of thousands of people receiving the Honours were accidentally published on a government website.
Celebrities, government employees and politicians were included in the security breach which resulted in the home and office addresses being posted online.
Some of those affected include musician Elton John, cricketer Ben Stokes, NHS England’s chief executive, Simon Stevens and politician Iain Duncan Smith, the Guardian revealed.
Others included Jonathan Jones, the permanent secretary of the government’s legal department, and John Manzoni, the Cabinet Office permanent secretary.
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