Paula
Abdul: "I'll Adopt Soon" 3/14/08
Singer Paula Abdul wants to settle down and start a family by 2013 -
but won't hesitate to adopt if she doesn't find the right man in time.
The 44-year-old American
Idol star, who is currently dating restaurateur J.T. Torregiani, is
desperate for kids of her own and has resigned herself to the fact that
adoption is a more likely option.
She tells Britain's Now magazine, "I do (want children). I'll
probably adopt because I think it'll be in the next three to five years. I
wouldn't necessarily adopt from abroad like some celebs. I just want a
healthy baby."
Abdul has been married twice, but didn't have children with either
actor Emilio Estevez or her second husband Brad Beckerman. Both unions
were brief - she split from The Breakfast Club star in 1994 after only two
years of marriage, while her 1996 union with sportswear designer Beckerman
ended in divorce in 1998.