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.

On the latest episode of Khloé Kardashian’s podcast Khloé in Wonder Land, Parton opened up about the bond she shared with her husband of 61 years, who passed away in March at the age of 82. And in classic Dolly fashion, she didn’t romanticize it. She just told the truth.