Dolly Parton (79) said in one of her interviews that in conversations with her grandmother, she was advised to always keep something for herself. She has fulfilled this advice since she entered the entertainment world over six decades ago,

It’s now been almost three weeks since Dolly Parton announced the death of Carl Dean, her husband of more than five decades. The singer has already made her first public appearance since losing him — at Dollywood’s 2025 opening day last Friday (March 14) — and she even greeted fans at the event,

Dolly Parton made her first public appearance on Friday, less than two weeks after the death of her husband Carl Dean. The country music icon, 79, surprised fans at Dollywood's 40th season opening ceremony in Pigeon Forge,