Pop superstar Kylie Minogue fears her future may be lonely - insisting becoming a mother is "not the right path" for her.
The Spinning Around hitmaker says she dreams of someday having children, but fears she may have left it too late with her 40th birthday approaching next month (May08).
But the star doesn't feel as if she is the perfect candidate for a "conventional" family life, and looks towards childless female singing icons Debbie Harry and Dolly Parton for inspiration.
She tells the German edition of Vogue magazine, "I never had the feeling I was made for a conventional marriage with a house in the suburbs.
"There are artists such as Debbie Harry or Dolly Parton who have managed to have an unbelievable career without a family.
"Above everything else, it comes down to how much love you have in you and if you are ready to give that love. How things will turn out for me with regards to family I simply can't yet say."