"I didn't think they'd bring me back at all," Bowen said on the most recent episode of the Inside of You podcast. "I mean, who am I supposed to be? He's got to have a younger woman in this one, Happy Gilmore 2 ."

Bowen was convinced she would be replaced with a younger actress for the sequel, which takes place 30 years after the original.

There was no one more surprised than Julie Bowen when Netflix invited her to reprise her role as Virginia Venit for a Happy Gilmore sequel.