Shakira: 'I want lots of babies'

Shakira has revealed that she intends to have a large family.

The singer claimed that she wants to settle down and have children with fiancé Antonio de la Rua but ruled out marriage for the time being.

"The fact is I'm not very traditionalist. We live together as husband and wife, we don't need anything to make it official, especially not for the paparazzi or magazines. Why fix things that aren't broken?" she told The Sunday Times.

"But I do want to have lots of babies with him."

The star, who got engaged in 2001, added that de la Rua helps her keep her feet on the ground.

"I've been in the public eye for along time and I don't know any other way of living - it's everything I know," she said.

"My family and my friends remind me what's real, which helps, and Antonio - he is a wise man. If I get a bit silly he brings me back and reminds me who I am."

Shakira signed a "360-degree" deal with promoter Live Nation last year, rumoured to be worth up to £50 million.