QUEEN LATIFAH WANTS TO ADOPT....

The Queen says she’s moving forward with plans to adopt a child – telling “The View”  thd day before yesterday that she’s “working on” becoming a mother.

When visiting the ladies of The View, Queen Latifah told Barbara Walters she was in the process of adopting a baby. Here’s how ET Online is reporting it:

Queen Latifah said during an appearance Wednesday on ABC’s The View that she is “working on” adopting a child. When asked by co-host Barbara Walters whether she had seriously considered adoption, the singer/rapper/actress replied, “I’m actually kind of working on that…”

When pressed further about her plans, the Joyful Noise star said, “I think I saw one of those specials… you know those movies of the week. And it was like — and I just always wanted to bring a child home.”

When Walters asked if she was serious about adopting, Queen Latifah said, “I’m totally serious, so if you got a kid that you don’t… Just give me a year let me set up camp and send me the kid. But no, no totally.” “The Queen” also made it clear that it didn’t matter where the child comes from.

Queen Latifah’s personal life has been under a lot of scrutiny lately. There has been a lot of speculation about her, and rumors swirled that she had come out of the closet at the LGBT Pride Festival in Long Beach earlier this year. But the “Joyful Noise” star, whose real name is Dana Owens, later said that she did not reveal her orientation at the festival.

She said, “That definitely wasn’t the case. I’ve never dealt with the question of my personal life in public. It’s just not gonna happen.