Dolly Parton makes rare remark about reclusive husband Carl Thomas

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‘He’s kind of a loner’: Dolly Parton makes rare comment about her reclusive husband Carl Thomas Dean and gives insight into their private romance after 56 years of marriage

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Dolly Parton made a rare remark about her longtime marriage to Carl Thomas Dean while reflecting on their long-lasting love after first meeting when she was just 18. As she opened up about their 56-year marriage, which she has worked to keep out of the spotlight, the 76-year-old singer gushed about how they are very ‘different people.’ 

'He's kind of a loner so he doesn't really like being with anybody but me, when I'm home ¿ I mean, he's not one to kind of get out there and socialize that much,' she told Entertainment Tonight. She continued: 'He loves living on the farm, taking care of the property as he has for all these many years, and then, we just have a lot to talk about.'

‘He’s kind of a loner so he doesn’t really like being with anybody but me, when I’m home — I mean, he’s not one to kind of get out there and socialize that much,’ she told Entertainment Tonight. She continued: ‘He loves living on the farm, taking care of the property as he has for all these many years, and then, we just have a lot to talk about.’ 

The global icon went on to describe her spouse, who she met when he was 23 at a laundromat in Nashville, as her 'world.' 'We work really well together,' Parton raved. 'We have a lot of love and respect for each other, and I think the key to all of it ¿ we both have a crazy, warped sense of humor, so we have a lot of fun.' The Jolene hitmaker went on to marvel at the length of their relationship, which spans nearly six decades.

The global icon went on to describe her spouse, who she met when he was 23 at a laundromat in Nashville, as her ‘world.’ ‘We work really well together,’ Parton raved. ‘We have a lot of love and respect for each other, and I think the key to all of it — we both have a crazy, warped sense of humor, so we have a lot of fun.’ The Jolene hitmaker went on to marvel at the length of their relationship, which spans nearly six decades.

'We actually have been married 56 years, but we've been together 58,' she noted. 'That's a long time to be doing anything. It's nice to be married in this business. Previously, the performer said their secret to staying together so long is that they 'made a rule years ago that' they would 'never argue.'

‘We actually have been married 56 years, but we’ve been together 58,’ she noted. ‘That’s a long time to be doing anything. It’s nice to be married in this business. Previously, the performer said their secret to staying together so long is that they ‘made a rule years ago that’ they would ‘never argue.’  

'Once you start that, it can become a habit, and that just goes on,' she said of fighting to Hollywood Life . 'So, if there are times that things get a little tense, or we get a little sideways here and there, we just kind of walk off and come back later and make some joke,' Parton continued. At the time, she said they were 'good friends' and were 'very compatible' in a lot of ways, including liking 'the temperature the same way in the house.'

‘Once you start that, it can become a habit, and that just goes on,’ she said of fighting to Hollywood Life . ‘So, if there are times that things get a little tense, or we get a little sideways here and there, we just kind of walk off and come back later and make some joke,’ Parton continued. At the time, she said they were ‘good friends’ and were ‘very compatible’ in a lot of ways, including liking ‘the temperature the same way in the house.’ 

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