Dolly Parton got candid about her mysterious marriage to Carl Dean in a new interview. While speaking with Good Morning Britain, the country music star revealed her shocking secret to a successful union — “stay gone!”
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Dolly and Carl have been married since 1966 even though they are rarely seen together in public. In fact, the 73-year-old claimed that’s why their relationship has worked so well for the past five decades.
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“I always joke and laugh when people ask me what's the key to my long marriage and lasting love. I always say 'Stay gone!' and there's a lot of truth to that. I travel a lot, but we really enjoy each other when we're together and the little things we do,” she confessed.
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During the sit-down, Dolly shockingly revealed that her own husband hates her music! "He’s not necessarily one of my biggest fans of my music. He’s proud of me. And he loves that I love what I do,” she said.
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“He felt like he’d get nervous if I messed up (my performances) and all that,” she added. “I think it’s just ... it’s a touchy subject. I’m like his little girl I think. He just worries about that. He likes hard rock and Led Zeppelin and bluegrass music.”
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Dolly clarified, “He doesn’t dislike it, he doesn’t go out of his way to play my records, let’s put it that way.”
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But even though Carl has rarely been seen throughout their 53-year marriage, the “Jolene” singer claimed they still “like” each other after all these years.
“We like each other, we respect each other, we’ve always had a good time. He’s crazy and I’m crazy.”
Dolly and Carl have been married since 1966 even though they are rarely seen together in public. In fact, the 73-year-old claimed that’s why their relationship has worked so well for the past five decades.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“I always joke and laugh when people ask me what's the key to my long marriage and lasting love. I always say 'Stay gone!' and there's a lot of truth to that. I travel a lot, but we really enjoy each other when we're together and the little things we do,” she confessed.
Photo credit: Getty Images
During the sit-down, Dolly shockingly revealed that her own husband hates her music! "He’s not necessarily one of my biggest fans of my music. He’s proud of me. And he loves that I love what I do,” she said.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“He felt like he’d get nervous if I messed up (my performances) and all that,” she added. “I think it’s just ... it’s a touchy subject. I’m like his little girl I think. He just worries about that. He likes hard rock and Led Zeppelin and bluegrass music.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
Dolly clarified, “He doesn’t dislike it, he doesn’t go out of his way to play my records, let’s put it that way.”
But even though Carl has rarely been seen throughout their 53-year marriage, the “Jolene” singer claimed they still “like” each other after all these years.
“We like each other, we respect each other, we’ve always had a good time. He’s crazy and I’m crazy.”
