'I want to adopt an African baby like Madonna,' says Joely Richardson

[Honey]

While Joely Richardson has most things in life a woman could ask for, she has revealed there's something missing in her life - another baby.


The Nip/Tuck actress has admitted she is considering adoption after visiting Malawi to help raise awareness about the lack of fresh water in the country.
Admitting she had concerns about "doing a Madonna" the U.S based star said with her daughter Daisy now aged 16, she was considering giving a disadvantaged child a better life.
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Concern: The Nip/Tuck actress visited Malawi two months ago to help raise awareness about the lack of fresh water in the country

Inspired: the actress was touched by the plight of orphans in the African country and is now considering adoption

Madonna adopted son David from Malawi in 2006



"I would love to adopt. My daughter Daisy is a teenager and becoming self-reliant and I have a lot of friends who had adopted," she tells Closer.
The actress touched by the plight of orphans after she visited the African country two months ago as part of the Be Water Wise with Ariel campaign which is donating 10 litres of safe drinking water to children in developing countries for every promotional pack of purchased.

"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."
The 42-year-old also revealed her only concern was whether it was "natural" to take a child out of its natural environment. Joely whose mother is actress Vanessa Redgrave, has always been intensely private when it comes to her own daughter Daisy, from her marriage to film producer Tim Bevan who she divorced in 2001.

'I want to adopt an African baby like Madonna,' says Joely Richardson | the Daily Mail

[Lily]

African babies are the new Manolo Blahniks.

[Fabularosa]

^ Yep but then again ... get on with the adoption if you mean it.

[AgentOrange]

If she's fast, she can be the first kid on her block to have one! I notice that she said "like Madonna" instead of "Like Angelina". So Brangie really is old news. Say, does anyone remember an old episode of Absolutely Fabulous, where Edwina decides that inter racial babies are the latest chic accessory?? Not that I'm accusing the show folk of being vain and shallow, or calling their motives into question. It's just that the phrase "Celebrity Impulse Adoption" keeps coming to mind.

BTW anyone hear how Meg Ryan's adoption is working out? I seem to have read somewhere that the novelty is wearing off. Then again Ryan can be a head case (as if you couldn't tell just by looking at all that awful plastic surgery). I hear that ex Denis Quaid even bought her stalker a drink!

[Lily]

After your first two adoptions, you're third one is free!

[Bijoux]

^ what a deal!!!

[GaPeach]

Like Madonna? Oh the take it home and try it out first method? If she likes little Malawi maybe Guy will hand him over to her, doesn't seem like Madge is in hurry to adopt.

[greysfang]

WTH is she and why do we care?

[Gen X EJC]

Joely needs to deal with her anorexia and her daughter's illness and not be adopting babies. Jesus, look at her in those pictures. Her hair is white and falling out!