The Queen is one of the world's biggest winners, though it has to be said, she only got the job through an accident of birth, and loads of other people might have been as good if they had been given the same chance.
But Simon Cowell made a fleeting appearance at the talent show's glitzy launch event in London on Thursday – and thanked the media for making him "loads of money".
Cowell added: "I want to thank ITV for their continued support and, most of all, all of you guys in the room who've slagged us off, written nice things, but it's all been great – you've made us successful, loads of money – so thank you very much indeed".
"Loads of money passed through but at the end you were standing there with nothing and all your clothes were blown off".
I've gone to bed angry loads of times, with no particular deleterious effects.
"There've been two loads of humanitarian aid, one an eight-tonner, the other a six.
He went to a Hawkwind gig, he explains, and loads a YouTube video for me to watch, before popping back out to make us strong cups of tea and collect print-outs of the day's referrals.
The picnic began early in the morning, and the long procession of children was led to the as-yet-unopened municipality office to dispose of their loads.
There are loads of songs out there about climate change, especially if you ignore the actual content of the songs and just go off the title.
"I know loads of people who don't even use the (real-life) library," he says.
By lowering their energy use at peak times, organisations such as supermarkets, hotels, offices, campuses, hospitals and manufacturers can help the National Grid to manage peak loads, and receive dividends for doing so.
