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.

There won’t be new music coming from Dolly Parton in the near future, but listeners can still enjoy her art. During a recent conversation with Khloé Kardashian for her podcast “Khloé in Wonder Land ,” Parton reflected on her grief over her late husband, Carl Dean, who died in March at age 82.