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'He Got a Kick Out of It': Dolly Parton Jokes Husband Carl Dean Was 'Jealous' of Her Cheerleader Outfit During NFL Performance

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Jan. 24 2024, Published 3:14 p.m. ET

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Dolly Parton and Carl Dean know how to keep things spicy after five decades of marriage!

After the music icon, 78, rocked a tiny Dallas Cowboys cheerleader outfit while performing at the 2023 Thanksgiving Day game, her husband had a priceless reaction.

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Dolly Parton revealed what her husband, Carl Dean, thought of her cheerleader outfit.

"It turned out pretty cool and my husband liked it. He said, 'Those shorts were a little too short.' I said, 'Jealous?'" Parton explained in a recent interview.

"And I said, 'They weren't as short as the other girls!' He was just being funny. I think he thought — because everybody's making a to-do over it — he thought, well, maybe you shouldn't be showing your butt at that age. But anyway, he got a kick out of it too," the "9 to 5" vocalist explained.

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Dolly Parton joked about Carl Dean being 'jealous' over the outfit.

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"I try not to get into anything I don't think I can pull off, just like that little Dallas Cowgirl outfit. I really thought, well, 'I'm just going to do this for fun, because I mean, I've never been to one of their halftime shows, and they're so famous, the girls,'" Parton noted, referring to her assets.

"All the guys love them, my husband included, and I kind of did it for him," she said of Dean. "I thought, well, if I can pull this off, it'll be cute, and if not, then they'll just think if some older woman did a stupid thing!" she adds. "I just thought it was cool, and it evidently was because it turned out to be a big sensation. And so, I may have a poster made, a pinup, and donate all the money to the Red Kettle."

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Dolly Parton performed at the 2023 Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game.

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When asked about getting any hate for the look, Parton added, "Oh, I say, ‘To h---- with you. I'm going to do as I please!'"

Dean doesn't seem to have anything to worry about, as Parton has been happy with their quiet life together. "My husband and I like to travel around in our little RV, our little camper, and just go out and have a picnic by the river," the chart-topper revealed of what she loves most.

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Dolly Parton and Carl Dean have been married since 1966.

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"I love to go back home to East Tennessee, visit friends and family, and I love to read. I'm an avid reader, so any great book that I get my hands on, I like to do that. I'd rather read than watch TV," she revealed.

People conducted the interview with Parton.

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