Not many people realise that Dolly Parton has been married for over 55 years. Dolly met her husband when she was just 18 and their private marriage has gone on longer than the icon's fame.
The world famous country star got hitched in 1966 - just before her career took off. Born in Tennessee in 1946, Dolly is 75.
Her husband, Carl Dean, is three years older and is 79. Dolly recently made news after she recreated her famous 1978 Playboy shoot for her husband Carl's 79th Birthday.
But who is the man that inspired many of the world's most famous country-pop hits? How did Dolly Parton and Carl Dean meet? The pair first met eyes outside their local laundromat in Nashville.
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