Abdul: 'I'll adopt soon'

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 star, who is currently dating restaurateur JT 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.