Wednesday 7 May 2008

Joely Richardson Wantes To Adopt African Baby

Joely Richardson has revealed she’s ready to adopt an African baby.

The Nip/Tuck star, who just returned from an emotional trip to Malawi, told Closer magazine, “I’d love to adopt. My daughter Daisy is a teenager and becoming self-reliant, and I have a lot of friends who’ve adopted.”

Joely, 43, visited Malawi to raise awareness about the country’s need for clean water. She admitted, “I was almost in tears on a hospital visit because there were two or three babies to each cot, but I told myself that crying wouldn’t help anyone.”

She says her main concern about ‘doing a Madonna’ is, “Whether to take a child out of its natural environment’.

Read more in Closer, out now

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