Dolly Parton has shared a moving new tribute to her late husband Carl Dean following his death at the age of 82.
Now, Parton has shared a further post thanking her fans and loved ones for the outpouring of support she received after losing her soulmate.
She wrote: "This is a love note to family, friends and fans. Thank you for all the messages, cards, and flowers that you’ve sent to pay your respects for the loss of my beloved husband Carl.
"I can’t reach out personally to each of you but just know it has meant the world to me. He is in God’s arms now and I am OK with that."
She ended her message by referencing one of the most famous songs she's written: "I will always love you."
Parton also posted her song 'If You Hadn't Been There' with a sweet cover photo of her and Dean in their younger days, writing: "Carl and I fell in love when I was 18 and he was 23, and like all great love stories, they never end.
"They live in memory and in song, and I dedicate this to him. ‘If You Hadn’t Been There’."
The couple famously met at a laundromat when she was 18 years old and got married in 1966.
Despite Parton's enormous fame, Dean largely stayed out of the limelight and let her shine, and very few photos of him exist publicly.
The singer allowed fans small glimpses into their personal life, including a cheeky snap of her surprising him for his 79th birthday in 2021 by dressing up in a Playboy bunny costume to recreate her famous cover shoot.
She revealed to The Project later that year that she'd done it to raise his spirits amid a period of ill health, explaining: "My husband has not been feeling well for quite a while, and I’ll do anything that I can to make him feel better and lift his spirits and everything. He’s always thought I was beautiful."
