Jennifer Aniston is reportedly set to follow in the footsteps of her ex-husband Brad Pitt and partner Angelina Jolie by adopting a child.

At almost 40, the Friends star is said to be considering going it alone after a string of failed relationships.

A source says, "It's not that Jen has given up ever having a child of her own or the family she craves, she is just looking at all the options open to her.

"There are so many children in the world desperate for a good home and Jen feels like it might be time to adopt a little boy or girl. She's almost 40 now and is as passionate as ever about being a mother."

These latest claims come three years after her marriage with Brad fell apart, supposedly over the fact she didn't want children.

Brad - who immediately hooked up with Angelina after the split - began fathering Hollywood's biggest brood.

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