According to the Grammy award-winning singer’s 2017 book Dolly on Dolly, Interviews and Encounters, having an “open” marriage has contributed to their success.
“Men are my weakness. Short, fat, bald or skinny – I’ve had crushes on some very unusual men, but Carl knows I’ll always come home and I’m not having sex with these people – I’m just flirting and having fun,” she said.
“He’s not jealous and I’m not jealous of him. He knows I flirt. He flirts too,” she added.
The country star clarified, however, that there was nothing sexual about their external encounters: “Yes, it’s an open relationship, but not sexually and I would kill him if I thought he was doing that. He would shoot me too. At the end of the day we love each other madly.”
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Who is Dolly Parton married to and how old is he?
Parton has been married to her husband since 1966. He reportedly met Parton when she was 18, and he is around four years older than her. He is now 81, and Parton is 77.
What did Dolly Parton’s husband do?
Per Stylecaster, Dean is a Nashville native who was working as an asphalt businessman at the time that they met. He is rarely seen in the public eye and he maintains a very private relationship with his country superstar wife.
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How many babies did Dolly Parton have?
Although they’ve been married for over half a century, Parton and Dean don’t have any kids together. “I know this sounds like a selfish, awful thing to say, but I’m almost glad I never had children,” Parton previously told Mojo magazine. “I worry myself to death about my little nieces and nephews and grandnieces and grandnephews.”
“My husband and I, we just think of ourselves as each other’s child,” she continued. “He’s my only child, and I’m his only child.”
