By Breaking Celebrity News Staff

Charlize Theron’s biological clock is TICKING!

The stunning 36-year-old Oscar winning star is keen to start a family and doesn't want to wait any longer to become a mother.

Charlize -- who is currently single after separating from actor Ryan Reynolds in August after a brief two-month romance -- told Germany's In Touch magazine: "I want a baby. If it would happen tomorrow I would still be very happy about it."

Charlize is also open to the idea of adopting a child and thinks she good provide a wonderful home to a disadvantaged youngster.

When asked if she would consider adoption, she said: "Why not? I'm open to everything in life."

The Monster star also praised her own mother Gerda -- who shot Charlize's abusive father Charlie when he was 21 in an act of self-defence -- for the way she raised her and the values she instilled in her.