EXCLUSIVE: Madonna is trying to adopt four-year-old TWIN SISTERS called Stella and Esther from Malawi

Madonna has applied to adopt four-year-old twin sisters in Malawi. The girls, called Stella and Esther, have lived at an orphanage for two years. Madonna denied any adoption process was taking place but Lucy Bandazi (right), a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare (inset), told MailOnline that all the paperwork had been submitted and a decision could be made within three weeks.