Country music icon Dolly Parton has spoken out for the first time since the death of her husband Carl Thomas Dean, who passed away at the age of 82 earlier this month

Parton also made a funny revelation about Dean, and how he would go about visiting Dollywood. “He used to come to the park; he bought his own ticket — stood in line and got his ticket,” she said. “He didn’t want somebody giving him a ticket ‘cause he was Dolly’s husband. Everybody thinks that’s the funniest thing.”