Beyonce Knowles "can't wait" to start a family.

The 29-year-old singer - who has previously hinted she would like to have children with husband Jay-Z in the near future - will be a "natural" mother, according to her sister Solange, who has six-year-old son Daniel.

Solange said: "She will be a great mother, a natural. She will love to start a family. I can't wait, they will be beautiful."

However, while waiting to become a mother of her own, 25-year-old Solange admits Beyonce has a great time as an auntie to her child.

She added to the Daily Mirror: "Beyonce adores my little boy. She takes him everywhere. We were in Europe a couple of months ago and he loved being with his auntie."

Meanwhile the 'Best Thing I Never Had' hitmaker - who is currently in the UK on a promotional tour of her new album '4' - is said to have become obsessed with British TV shows, in particular the BBC London-based soap 'EastEnders'.

A source said: "Beyonce finds the accents on 'EastEnders' really funny. She spends half the time mimicking what they're saying in her fake British accent."