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Dolly Parton Reveals What It Would Take for Her to Retire

Dolly Parton, notorious for keeping busy, says there is one thing that could get her to step away for retirement.

On Thursday, the 78-year-old icon sat down with ET's Rachel Smith for a conversation at CMA Fest in Nashville, Tennessee, and responded to one fan's inquiry about whether or not she plans to stop traveling, writing music, collaborating or any of the numerous other ventures she has dipped her toes into. Parton has been married to Carl Thomas Dean -- who she met at a laundromat in the '60s -- for 58 years, with the pair having tied the knot on Memorial Day in 1966. Rachel Smith and Dolly Parton at CMA Fest on June 6, 2024 - Terry Wyatt/WireImage"Well he's always proud of me," the "Coat of Many Colors" crooner shared.

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