Kim Kardashian West will adopt a child in the future, her friend believes.

The 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star is currently pregnant with her second child but made no secret of the fact she struggled to conceive and her pal Mayte Garcia admits the brunette beauty and her husband Kanye West - who already have two-year-old daughter North together- were exploring other options to expand their family.

Speaking to the new issue of Britain's Heat magazine, Mayte said: ''I think she might adopt in the future. I think Kim is very headstrong and her goal was to get pregnant and she did. But I know she had adoption in the back of her mind absolutely.

''It's great that she and Kanye are having another baby because she's always wanted that.''

And Mayte doesn't expect her friend will be too worried about getting back into shape once she's given birth to her son in December.

She said: ''When Kim first had North, she stopped everything.

''She stayed in her pyjamas for weeks, taking care of the baby.

''We used to work out before we both had children and she'd text me at night like, 'OK, tomorrow, 5am ... I have a crazy day.'

''She's very, very into her physique but of course, now she's a mother you have to make time for it, as you want to enjoy living rather than being a slave to working out.''