Brooke Burke-Charvet recovering after thyroid cancer surgery Actress Brooke Burke-Charvet arrives at Operation Smile's 30th Anniversary Smile Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sept. 28, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif. / Kevin Winter/Getty Images Brooke Burke-Charvet says she's in recovery after undergoing thyroid cancer surgery on Wednesday. The "Dancing With the Stars" co-host took to Twitter to let her fans know how she's doing. Burke-Charvet also said that she didn't lose her voice, which was one of her fears about the surgery. Before her surgery Burke-Charvet posted a picture of herself in a hospital gown with the caption, "last looks at my neck. Here we go... The 41-year-old opened up about her cancer diagnosis last month in a video posted on MondernMom.com.