Julie Bowen in 2023

Julie Bowen is opening up about a surprising health development that few fans knew about.

The actor, best known for playing Claire Dunphy in the US sitcom Modern Family, recently appeared on an episode of the podcast Inside Of You with Michael Rosenbaum.

During the interview, it came out that the host was on his way to a procedure after their conversation – prompting him to ask Julie if she’d had surgery herself.

“I do have a pacemaker – I forget about it all the time,” she admitted.

Julie went on to explain that she was diagnosed with sick sinus syndrome – a condition that,

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