Beyoncé: 'I definitely want a child'

Beyoncé has revealed that she "definitely" wants to have a child in the future.

The 'Crazy In Love' star, who is an aunt to sister Solange's 5-year-old son, told Allure magazine that she wanted to start a family but would let it happen naturally.

"I definitely want to have a child, but I know from my nephew it's a lot. I hope that those things will just happen naturally. I still haven't had time to relax," she said.

She went on to suggest that her songwriting "niche" is "anthems", saying: "Probably the best songs I write are about relationships, and flipping the roles between women and men, and things that women go through.

"Growing up in a female group and in a hair salon, I have always been passionate about women. I just think we need each other, and the things that inspire me to write songs are things that I think women need to hear."

She added: "I'm happy to be a voice, one of the many. I'm happy to be, in some way, a role model."

Beyoncé, who married husband Jay-Z in 2008, previously hinted that she wanted to start a family after her world tour finished.