The Oscar winner and her husband Andrew Upton confirmed reports they had adopted daughter Edith Vivian Patricia Upton earlier this month (Mar15), making her their fourth child in addition to their three biological sons.

Now the Blue Jasmine star has revealed one of her main motivations for the adoption was to give a needy child the best possible start in life.

She tells Sky News, "There's a lot of children out there who don't have the good fortune of our biological children, so it's wonderful... It's wonderful to welcome a little girl into our fold... Fourth time around, it's extraordinary... We're besotted."