Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (Reuters files)

British beauty Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is planning to scale back on her "very self-indulgent" modelling career to settle down and become a mother.

The 25-year-old model-turned-actress has walked the runway for iconic fashion houses including Burberry and Prada, but she dreams of devoting herself to a less "self-involved" pursuit, like starting a family.

She tells Britain's Elle magazine, "Being a mum will be a big part of me. Look, I think my career is very self-indulgent. It's all about me.

"I'm not a doctor, I'm not looking after people, I'm not saving children. I'm in the entertainment business. I'm a model. I'm an actress. So it is very self-involved. I think there is naturally a point where you think, 'I don't care about myself as number one any more.' I want to care about other things."

Huntington-Whiteley has been dating British action star Jason Statham since 2010.