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Colombian pop singer Shakira is using her fame to help poor Latin American children, but she also has her heart set on a new role -- mother to her own offspring, informs Reuters.
"I want two," the hip-swiveling siren told Reuters on Thursday at an event to promote the children's charity, the ALAS Foundation (which stands for Latin America in Solidarity Action when translated into English).
But asked when she would like to start a family, she laughed nervously and said: "That's a good question."
Shakira, 31, has been dating Antonio de la Rua, the son of a former Argentine president, for nearly eight years, with swarms of photographers constantly tailing the celebrity couple looking for hints about a possible wedding. 
Shakira, who has reportedly sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, wants to raise awareness about the extreme poverty affecting millions of Latin American children.
Recently she visited British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to talk about third world education and also went to Capitol Hill in Washington to urge lawmakers to approve more spending to help send the world's poor children to school.
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