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Actress Anna Friel showed every sign she had enjoyed her dinner when she was spotted leaving The Ivy restaurant over the weekend.

The former Brookside actress wore a dramatic black and gold dress which hugged her new-found curves.

Leaving Los Angeles where she has moved with her two-year-old daughter Gracie and partner David Thewlis, the 31-year-old visited London where she ate at the popular celebrity haunt.

Last month Friel admitted to feeling homesick and now it appears she has found a reason to come back to Britain - decent-sized meals at the exclusive restaurant.

She said recently: "I miss my mum and dad massively. I've never, ever not had a Christmas at home with my parents and LA seems the wrong environment for it."

Friel has recently landed her first major Hollywood movie role as she is set to star alongside funnyman Will Ferrell in a dinosaur comedy called "Land of the Lost."

The stunning actress has been hand-picked to play a sexy scientist in the film, loosely based on a 1970s TV show , due to the success of the supernatural series "Pushing Daisies".

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New curves: Anna's expanded waistline after her meal

Last night, a Hollywood insider revealed: "TV viewers love Anna. She's extremely popular in the USA."

Friel has enjoyed critical acclaim in the US for her role as Chuck in Pushing Daisies which led to a Golden Globe nomination for best TV comedy actress.

Although she has admitted that juggling parenthood with a Hollywood career can be difficult, she says it helps to have Gracie on set each day.

"There's no better set for any child to come and visit than Pushing Daisies. She comes in and there's monkeys on the set and fields of windmills and there's now a sweetie shop.

"She comes in and says 'Mummy's got the best job in the world!'"