Arnold Schwarzenegger underwent secret surgery last week after years of having an irregular heartbeat.
The action star revealed on his podcast, “Arnold’s Pump Club,” that he had an operation at the Cleveland Clinic. “I have some personal news to share. Last Monday I had surgery for a pacemaker and became a little bit more of a machine,” the 76-year-old told listeners.
“Just saying this to all of you, goes against so much of my upbringing in Austria. Where nobody, ever, talked about medical issues. Everything related to health care was kept to yourself,” he added.
Having been transparent about his multiple open-heart operations in the past, including one which almost resulted in death, Schwarzenegger shared more about the procedure.
“Since I know going against my own secretive instinct and being transparent helps people, it only feels right to talk about this. First of all, I want you to know I’m doing great. I had my surgery on Monday and by Friday, I was already at a big environmental event,” he said, referencing a conference held by the Campaign for a Safe and Healthy California. California Gov. Gavin Newsom and actress and activist Jane Fonda were also in attendance.
“Nobody would have ever thought I started the week with a surgery,” he admitted.
