Pop superstar Madonna is planning to adopt a baby girl by next spring, according to reports in Britain.
The Hollywood hitmaker recently spoke out about the fertility problems she and film director husband Guy Ritchie have experienced, blaming her exercise regime for playing havoc with her body.
And now pal Roz Barrett has told British magazine Now that the Material Girl wants to adopt in order to give her daughter Lourdes and son Rocco a new sibling.
Roz confides, "Madonna let the news slip recently that she's adopting a baby girl. She's been sharing the happy news with select friends for the last few weeks and if all goes well, she and Guy could have their new baby by next spring."
Another friend adds, "Madonna and Guy have been trying for months to do it naturally, but they've had no success so far. They won't wait for a miracle, so the plan is to adopt a baby girl. They agree another girl would be a perfect addition to their family."
Madonna limits her kids to watching just one movie a week -- and no TV.
The strict mum is determined to keep her son Rocco and daughter Lourdes away from what she calls "bad influences" and so she bans TV watching.
But she admits her children are huge fans of "SpongeBob SquarePants," which they see when their parents buy the DVDs.
She says, "They get to watch one movie a week as a treat. We get the DVDs so there's no kind of commercials or programming."
Pop queen Madonna finds marriage to moviemaker Guy Ritchie a constant challenge, because they are both so different.
The Material Girl told talk show host Jay Leno that the couple, who wed in December 2000, are happy together -- but their union is often a battle of wills.
She says, "Marriage isn't easy. It is a challenge especially if there are two strong-willed people who get together.
Madonna has been forced to drop the asking price for her Beverly Hills mansion after failing to sell the renovated home she bought from actress Diane Keaton.
The pop superstar put the property on the market at $10.9 million earlier this year, but she has recently shaved $1 million off her top price.
The 7,000 square foot home was designed by Wallace Neff.
KABBALAH WILL HELP MADONNA AVOID THE TERRIBLE TEENS
Madonna is convinced she'll avoid the terrible teens with her children Lourdes and Rocco because they've been raised on the principles of the Kabbalah.
The pop superstar encourages her kids to help fellow beings as prescribed in the ancient Jewish teachings -- and she feels sure they'll both grow up to be caring teenagers instead of rebellious slobs, after meeting good examples of Kabbalah kids.
She explains, "I've seen teenagers who've been in this Spirituality for Kids program. At 16 they're amazing human beings. They don't think it's cool to be rebellious and hate their parents.
"They think it's cool to be in the service of others. God willing, my children will grow up with the same principles and ideas."
Celebrity couple Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie have spent a romantic holiday in Italy, away from their two children.
The couple -- who wed in December 2000 -- enjoyed a stroll in Rome, then travelled to waterway city Venice, before flying back to their home in London to reunite with their 3-year-old son, Rocco, and Madonna's 7-year-old daughter, Lourdes.
An onlooker in Rome says, "They looked really loved up. Guy put his arm around her and seemed really protective as they walked around.
"It definitely looked as though they were treasuring some quiet time together away from the kids."
Madonna has revealed that she wants another child in spite of her biological clock being slightly messed up at 45.
Now that little Rocco is almost four, friends of Madonna's say the 45-year-old singer would like to have another child, reports the New York Daily News newspaper.
"She has it all planned out to a T," says a friend. "She began visiting her fertility doctor in Los Angeles in late March.
"Her tour was already planned for the summer, but Madonna wanted to undergo tests to find out if she would be able to get pregnant and carry a baby at her age."
The singer admitted in a recent interview that she worried that "because of my exercising and this, that and the other, I've kind of screwed up my cycle a bit."
But a source says her doctors have now told her she's in good shape to conceive.
Madonna is also said to have sought the blessing of her Kabbalah counsellor, Rabbi Yehuda Berg, who told her "more kids would be a great thing for her spiritual growth," says the source. "He said, 'Go for it'."
MADONNA has got daughter LOURDES starting the publicity bandwagon early. She has made her first charity appearance at the ripe old age of seven.
While Madge was performing in Canada, Lourdes visited a local children’s hospital at pilgrimage site Lourdes in France and read from her mother’s book The English Roses.
Then she handed out free copies of the bestseller to patients.
An onlooker said: “She was great. She’s a fabulous reader. There were a lot of people there but not a huge entourage for Lourdes.
“We gave her a present — a bravery bead necklace that we give to children undergoing treatment. She loved it and put it right on.”
schmiggens said this in post #10 : There were a lot of people there but not a huge entourage for Lourdes.
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When asked about reports that little Lourdes had her own entourage, Lipkin said: 'It was just a little one.'
Dear God. That's insane.
It reminds me of a story about Lourdes on a video shoot with Madonna and she asked one of her mum's entourage to get her a diet coke. I think Lourdes was about five at the time. The guy who got her the coke, got her a normal coke, not a diet coke and she said to him "I said "diet coke" a**hole". Charming little girl.
HERE’S GUY RITCHIE enjoying a jetski ride with his Mini Me.
His little boy Rocco certainly is a chip off the old blocco – the resemblance between father and son is amazing.
Rocco’s big sis LOURDES rode on another jetski accompanied by her nanny as the MADONNA clan enjoyed time out on Florida’s Miami beach.
Wet 'n wild ... happy pair
It’s good to see the family having fun in the sun together after a furious bust-up between Guy and Madge on Saturday.
The Brit movie director threatened to “break the face” of one of his missus’ Kabbalah faith advisers, sparking a huge row between the superstar couple.
So now it’s great to see him switch from tough Guy to nice Guy to play the doting dad.
Ready, steady, go ... Rocco learns to ride a bike with dad Guy
IT’S a big moment in any kid’s life – the day they learn to ride a bike without stabilisers.
For ROCCO RITCHIE it has come just a few days before his fourth birthday.
Congratulations ... sis Lourdes gives Rocco a hug
The lad – decked out in helmet and elbow and knee pads just in case – looked thrilled as dad GUY helped him along their London street on his smart red bike.
Mum MADONNA looked on – and Rocco’s sister LOURDES gave him a hug and a kiss after his triumph.
Pub visit ... Guy and Ritchie
Madonna and family are in London as the Queen of Pop prepares to kick off the UK leg of her Re-Invention world tour in Manchester on August 14.
But she still had time to pop in to her local, The Punch Bowl in Mayfair, for a pint of bitter with Guy.
That is so cute. And I am glad that even being famous these two have time to spend with their kids doing "normal" stuff. A lot of celebrity parents would probably have their nannies teach the kids how to ride. Good on them for doing it themselves!
11-10-2003 03:24 AM
Dear God. 
