Dean was famously private and would seldom appear in public, let alone with his famous wife. But Parton said he would come to her theme park, standing in line to buy a ticket just like other visitors to Dollywood. “He didn’t want somebody giving him a ticket ‘cause he was Dolly’s husband,” she said.

The country superstar also spoke about adjusting to life without Carl Thomas Dean, who died on March 3 at the age of 82.

Dolly Parton says husband Carl Dean would visit Dollywood alone. Dean was a private man who avoided the spotlight. You never saw him on a red carpet or at a premiere. But you migh