Dolly Parton, 20, and Carl Thomas Dean, 24
OK, so Dolly Parton actually waited four months after her teen years ended to marry, but she’s the one of the few celebs who, despite tying the knot at a young age, is still married today … after 46 years! The country superstar and actress wed Carl Thomas Dean wed back in 1966 after meeting the first day she arrived in Nashville two years earlier. "I wasn't a star then, so I've never had to worry that he...
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OK, so Dolly Parton actually waited four months after her teen years ended to marry, but she’s the one of the few celebs who, despite tying the knot at a young age, is still married today … after 46 years! The country superstar and actress wed Carl Thomas Dean wed back in 1966 after meeting the first day she arrived in Nashville two years earlier. "I wasn't a star then, so I've never had to worry that he loves me because I'm a star and I've got money or make money or whatever. I know he loves me for me, and that means a lot to me,” she told Oprah Winfrey in 2010. The two are rarely photographed together since Dean isn’t comfortable in the spotlight. "He's proud of me. He's just basically shy about things like that. He doesn't like crowds," she said in the same interview. "And I respect his privacy. I respect the fact that he loves to be out of the limelight. That's one of the reasons I think we've lasted so long." Dolly just happens to be Miley Cyrus’ godmother, so maybe her good luck with marriage will rub off on the soon-to-be-bride!
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