Enjoying a night off mommy duty, Halle Berry dined with her girlfriends at the BOA Steakhouse in West Hollywood last night (September 21).

The 43-year-old former Bond girl could be seen applauding as a tray of candle-lit cupcakes which were delivered to her table in honor of a pal’s birthday.

Oscar-winner Halle recently set the record straight and denied rumours in the media that she was pregnant with her second child. She told late night guy Jay Leno that she may need to lay off the burgers.

Meanwhile, Nicole Richie is so determined to shift her post-pregnancy pounds, she’s turned to Halle Berry for inspiration — even going so far as to keeps a photo of the big screen beauty pinned up in her kitchen.

“Nicole would look at Halle’s photo and see how she was able to get her figure back in a matter of weeks and use that as an incentive,” a source tells Australia’s NW magazine, adding that with Halle’s help, plus a sensible eating plan, Nicole has shed nine kilos since her son was born on September 9.