South African star Charlize Theron says she is looking forward to settling down and raising a family with her boyfriend of nine years, actor Stuart Townsend.
Entertainment website, Exposay, reports that Theron is happy with what she has achieved in her career and is looking to the future: "I feel very blessed to have had a certain amount of success and now I'm reaching the point where I would love to be a mom. I know I want to raise a big family and it's just a question of time.
"I know I'm ready for that phase of my life and I know that Stuart is the man I want to take that step with."
"What holds us together is great love, great respect and great friendship - we're lucky in that we've discovered a way of enjoying our time together and being happy. Even after nine years, we're still completely crazy about each other."
