Lady Gaga reportedly wants to have a baby within the next year

The 25-year-old `Born This Way` singer has apparently decided to start a family with boyfriend and `Vampire Diaries` actor Taylor Kinney.

A source said: "She`s already doodling baby names on scraps of paper. She`s been bragging about how beautiful their children will be because Taylor is so handsome.

"She wants everything with him - love, marriage and a family. But she`s set on becoming a mother before they think about anything else and she`s talking about giving birth in the next year.

"You know this is the real deal because she never talked about babies when she was with her long-term ex-boyfriend Lьc Carl. With Taylor, that`s all she talks about now."

And 30-year-old Taylor - who met Gaga last summer whilst playing the love interest in her `You and I` video - is said to be `starry-eyed` about becoming a father.

A second insider told the Daily Star: "He`s walking on air right now and can`t stop talking about how he`s going to become a dad and settle down.

"If you have the sort of money they do - especially Gaga - there really isn`t a problem about having a baby out of wedlock these days.

"They`ll get the chance to see how they adapt to parenthood and - heaven forbid - if things go wrong, there won`t be any ugly divorce and there will never be a problem about supporting the kid."

Meanwhile, the happy couple is said to have just returned from a trip to Taylor`s hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where they broke the news to his family.

His aunt Kathryn Loh said: "There`s no doubt he loves her and she loves him. Now everyone`s met her, we love her too! They are perfect together.

"I`m so glad we got to meet the woman behind all the make-up and the outfits. She`s very well spoken and down-to-earth. She`s basic - a sweet, normal, healthy person."

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