Parton and Dean "could just be in the house all day and say two or three words — didn’t matter," the country icon told Khloé KardashianNEED TO KNOWDolly Parton is the latest guest on Khloe Kardashian's Khloe in Wonder Land podcastThe country icon opened up about why she and late husband Carl Dean "were so good for each other"Dean died at age 82 in March 2025There are many reasons Dolly Parton and her late husband Carl Dean's relationship worked so well.

Dolly Parton, 79, is processing the grief of losing her husband of almost 60 years, Carl Dean, by putting some things “on hold”—including new music. Parton told Khloé Kardashian on the Wednesday episode of the Khloé In Wonderland podcast that there are “several things I’ve wanted to start,