Washington, Nov 27 (ANI): Singer Seal wants to officially adopt wife Heidi Klum’s daughter with Formula One boss Flavio Briatore.

The ‘Kiss From A Rose’ singer is eager to take legal guardianship of five-year-old Leni - and has already begun the legal proceedings.

“Heidi, Seal and the kids have always been a happy family - in everyday life and in their hearts. Then they should also be happy on paper,” Contactmusic quoted Heidi’s father Guenther as saying.

Seal - who has three children with Heidi, Henry, four, Johan, three, and six-week-old Lou - has been given the go-ahead by Flavio to adopt Leni.

Seal has always classed Leni as his own daughter, even though he did not father her, and he got together with Heidi while she was still pregnant with Leni.

Seal has previously said: “Leni is my first child. Just like Henry I saw her take shape and move in Heidi’s body. And I was present at her birth, too.

“Leni is my daughter and Henry is my son. I am happy to have two healthy children and that Henry will soon be saying papa to me just like Leni does already,” he added. (ANI)