Jennifer Aniston plans to adopt a baby

The 37-year-old actress - who is divorced from husband Brad Pitt and recently broke up from boyfriend Vince Vaughn - wants to have a son, and is prepared to open her home to a disadvantaged youngster.

A source told the National Enquirer magazine: "Jennifer says that when her year-and-a-half affair with Vince ended, she started rethinking her priorities.

"She's 37, and adopting a child would be a way to put some roots down without feeling desperate about the future. She says she'd love to have a son - that's what she's feeling in her heart."

The former 'Friends' star is desperate to become a mother, but after her recent romantic troubles doesn't want to get involved with another man.

The source added: "Jennifer would still love to have children biologically someday, but she feels burned out on relationships right now and isn't looking forward to dating again.

"Adoption is something she and Brad talked about when they were married, before his current partner Angelina Jolie adopted her first child."

Brad shares joint custody of Angelina's two adopted children, Maddox and Zahara, and the couple have a biological daughter, Shiloh.