Brooke Burke-Charvet may not want to look 25 anymore. But the Dancing With the Stars co-host, 41, who will be back in the ballroom on Monday for the Season 16 premiere of the show, just can't help it on the cover of the April issue of Health magazine.

'The 40s are a reality check,' says Burke-Charvet.

'That's when some people are trying to look 25. I would like to slow down my aging process, but I don't want to look like a pumpkin, all swollen! I don't want to fill every flaw in my face. A few? [She laughs.] But you have to embrace Mother Nature a little. I'm a woman. I'm a wife. I'm a mother of four. I don't want to look like a 25-year-old anymore. I want to be my best healthy self.'
Other highlights from the interview:

On her favorite Dancing With the Stars contestant… 'I try to remain neutral, but I get emotionally connected to a few contestants. Rob Kardashian was one. When he started he had no confidence, then he learned to dance and became this stud.'

On getting a second opinion after her cancer diagnosis… 'I got a second and a third opinion. I want to say this delicately, but doctors are human beings. In the end, I had 10 biopsies.'

On prioritizing her relationship with husband David Charvet… 'In our house, with four kids, it's tough to remember we're a couple, not just people's parents! We.