Samantha loves her 'rainbow family'

By LOONG MENG YEE

KUALA LUMPUR: When actress and former Miss Malaysia Samantha Schubert was “expecting” in 2004, she and hubby could not care less if the baby was black, white, brown or yellow – all they wanted was a girl.

“We were thrilled when the Welfare Department called about a week-old baby girl up for adoption.

“I fell in love immediately with this beautiful thing in my arms; who cares about her skin colour?” said Samantha of her daughter Jodie, who is of Indian parentage.

Two years later, Samantha and husband Oliver Knott again adopted a baby. This time an Indian boy they named Harry.

Samantha is herself an adopted child of Datuk Paddy Bowie, a business consultant and writer.