Dolly Parton’s husband, Carl Dean, is as skilled at dodging the press as his wife is at courting their attention. In the decades they’ve been married, he has only spoken to media outlets a handful of times and is hardly ever seen out in public. In a rare interview, he shared the thoughtful reason he tries to avoid talking to journalists.
Dolly Parton’s husband shared why he doesn’t talk to the media
While Parton said Dean is thoughtful and charming with his close friends and family members, he avoids talking to strangers.
“Carl only talks to people he likes,” Parton’s friend Lucy Adams said in the book Dolly by Alanna Nash. “He’ll talk to you if you go out there, but if he doesn’t have to, he won’t.”
Dolly Parton | Robin Platzer/Images /Getty Images
He practically never wanted to speak to...
Dolly Parton’s husband shared why he doesn’t talk to the media
While Parton said Dean is thoughtful and charming with his close friends and family members, he avoids talking to strangers.
“Carl only talks to people he likes,” Parton’s friend Lucy Adams said in the book Dolly by Alanna Nash. “He’ll talk to you if you go out there, but if he doesn’t have to, he won’t.”
Dolly Parton | Robin Platzer/Images /Getty Images
He practically never wanted to speak to...
- 5/5/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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