Sir Elton John is set to follow in the footsteps of Angelina Jolie and Madonna after announcing that he wants to adopt a baby boy.
Sir Elton, 62, has long considered adoption, but has always rejected the idea because of his age and his touring lifestyle, but the singer had his "heart stolen" by 14-month-old Lev on a recent visit to an orphanage in Ukraine - and he and longterm partner David Furnish are thinking about bringing the tot back to England.
He says, "David and I have always talked about adoption, David always wanted to adopt a child and I always said 'no' because I am 62 and I think because of the travelling I do and the life I have, maybe it wouldn't be fair for the child.
"But having seen Lev today, I would love to adopt him. I don't know how we do that but he has stolen my heart. And he has stolen David's heart and it would be wonderful if we can have a home. I've changed my mind today."
The star admits the death of his long-term keyboardist, Guy Babylon, earlier this month also influenced his decision. He adds, "Last week I lost one of my best friends; my keyboard player died of a heart attack at 52. It broke my heart because he was such a genius and so young and has two wonderful children. What better opportunity to replace someone I lost than to replace him with someone I can give a future to."
Jolie has adopted three of her children, Maddox, Pax and Zahara, while Madonna took in little David and Mercy from Malawi.
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