Dolly Parton has been seen for the first time since the death of her husband Carl Dean, as the country music icon returned to the stage for a concert in Nashville, Tennessee

Dolly Parton is ready to begin filling the hole in her heart with "good stuff" following the passing of her husband of 57 years, Carl Dean.

Parton’s interview came less than two weeks after Parton posted a “love note to family, friends and fans” on Instagram in honor of her late husband. “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,” she wrote on March 6.