Angelina Jolie the new Mia Farrow, to adopt again

Aug 14, 2007, 11:20 GMT

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Angelina Jolie wants to adopt another child from Ethiopia.

The actress and her long-term partner Brad Pitt - whose relationship is rumoured to be going through a rocky patch - are reportedly planning to travel to the African country to find a fourth disadvantaged child they can give a home to.

The couple - who are already adoptive parents to six-year-old Cambodian boy Maddox, Vietnamese son Pax Thien, three, and two-year-old Zahara, who was born in Ethiopia - believe another baby will strengthen their relationship and help Zahara feel more secure within the family.

A source close to the couple - who also have a 14-month-old biological daughter, Shiloh - told Britain's Daily Mail newspaper: "Brad and Angelina have made no secret of the fact they are keen to extend their rainbow family.

"Angelina, in particular, feels very strongly that while Shiloh will grow up seeing the family resemblances between herself and her natural parents, and Maddox and Pax will have a connection through their birthplaces, Zahara has no such close-knit bond. Brad and Angelina hope that by finding a brother or sister for her, it will help Zahara feel more comfortable and happy in her own skin, and also bring them closer together."

The couple are said to be planning to visit Ethiopia's Wide Horizons agency, the same place that introduced them to Zahara, in November.

Angelina, 32, recently admitted she and Brad, 43, were planning on adopting again.

She said: "I want to find an equilibrium between family and work. Brad and I want to continue to adopt, but keeping a big family is expensive."

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