United Kingdom, April 23 -- Billy Porter hasn't been invited back to the Met Gala since 2019.

The 56-year-old star insisted he doesn't "require validation from the outside" and he's learned to accept the repeated snub, having only been asked to attend when he made a viral entrance seven years ago.

He told SiriusXM's Belevations: "I haven't been invited back since 2019.

"That's the only time I've ever gone and the only time I've ever been invited and I was invited by Ryan Murphy that year."

He admitted being absent from last year's event - which had the theme Superfine: Tailoring Black Style - was particularly poignant.

He added: "Last year was Black dandyism and I was not invited, I'm just going to throw that out there.

"The reality...