She’s been married to the same man, Carl Dean, since 1966—a man who never attends red carpets. “He doesn’t care about the glitter,” she says with a shrug. They live separately for weeks at a time, and she insists that distance is the secret to their longevity.
Beyond romance, she keeps a tight circle of old friends from her hometown. She still phones her high school pal, Judy, every week. The lesson? Don’t let your inner circle get polluted by fame or money. The people who knew you before you were “somebody” are the ones who keep you real.
