Hilary Duff enjoyed some down time with her good friend Mandy Moore in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles on Monday evening.
The 36-year-old Younger actress was spotted dining with the 39-year-old This Is Us star at an outdoor table at a food court.
The ladies sat side by side as they wolfed down their meals, which were in takeaway containers in the self-service restaurant.
Duff, who is from Texas, seemed in good spirits as she chatted with animated expressions throughout the meal.
Moore – born Amanda Leigh Moore – listened intently as her musician husband Taylor Goldsmith also joined her.
Hilary Duff enjoyed some down time with her good friend Mandy Moore in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles on Monday evening
The 36-year-old Younger actress was spotted dining with the 39-year-old This Is Us star at an outdoor table at a food court
Duff was dressed for comfort in a chocolate brown hoodie with a drawstring front and matching sweatpants that gathered around the ankle.
Instead of shoes, Hilary wore beige slip-on slippers with a fluffy lining.
For some glamour, the TV star wore a gold chain with several pendants on the front. Her earrings were also gold and she showed off her diamond ring from her husband, Matthew Koma.
She showed off a dark brown manicure on her long nails.
Mandy wore a cream-colored blazer over a mocha latte beige turtleneck.
Her brunette hair was worn in a ponytail while she sported wavy curtain bangs on her face. She was beautifully made up with plum-colored makeup.
Moore also had a dark brown manicure, although the length of her nails was much shorter.
Last year, Moore spoke about Duff’s incredible parenting skills: She has three children.
The ladies sat side by side as they ate their meals in the self-service restaurant. Moore – born Amanda Leigh Moore – listened intently while also joined by her musician husband Taylor Goldsmith, far right
Mandy wore a cream-colored blazer over a mocha latte beige turtleneck. Her brunette hair was worn in a ponytail while she sported wavy curtain bangs on her face
Duff, who is from Texas, seemed in good spirits as she chatted with animated expressions throughout the meal
“Hilary is the coolest and she is a super mom,” the actress told InStyle in an interview published in 2022.
‘She and [husband] Mat [Koma] I’ve become really good friends with my husband and I.’
Moore and Goldsmith married in 2018 and are now parents to two boys.
They welcomed their first baby, August “Gus” Harrison, in 2021. Their second baby, Oscar “Ozzie” Bennett Goldsmith, was born in October 2022.
And Hilary has Mae, two, and Banks, five, with Koma, and Luca, 11, with ex-husband, Mike Comrie.
Hilary and Mandy are part of the same parenting group in Los Angeles that does that Meghan Trainor and Ashley Tisdale.
‘[Hilary and Matt] I have a child who is six weeks younger than Gus. And so we had babies at the same time,” Moore explained.
‘And [Hilary], being the super mom that she is, has formed a cool mom club. Somehow I got invited to it and it’s the best.’
Duff was dressed for comfort in a chocolate brown hoodie with a drawstring front and matching sweatpants that gathered at the ankle
She seemed to enjoy chips and dip. For some glamour, the TV star wore a gold chain with several pendants on the front. Her earrings were also gold
Mandy has “made so many wonderful friends” through the parenting group.
‘We all got together earlier this week and had dinner and we had baby classes together and it’s incredible. It’s so much fun,” the actress continued.
“I’m very grateful that I have those resources and wonderful women to lean on. We are all going through this chapter of our lives together.”
The “cool mom club” meets for playdates such as picnics.
This comes after Duff shared how challenging it can be during the holidays with kids and work.
“We have so much going on with school events, birthdays and other things. Our fall is very busy,” Hilary said Women’s health this week.
“And we always host Thanksgiving and Christmas at our house,” added the 6-foot-2 star with a 24-inch waist.
The star told the site that she works out early in the morning to make sure it gets done.
Instead of shoes, Hilary wore beige slip-on slippers with a fluffy lining
Her blonde hair was worn in loose waves
Moore was dressed up in plum-colored makeup. Moore also had a dark brown manicure, although the length of her nails was much shorter
“You feel like you’ve been eating and drinking all day, so it’s nice to get it out of the way and just know that you’ve done it,” she explains.
‘All the places where I exercise are open in the morning for one lesson during the holidays.’
Hilary’s best workout classes are the Tracy Anderson Method, and Silver Springs, which offers pilates in a hot studio. The star likes to “sweat a little more” and is concerned with “removing toxins.”
‘There is nothing better than the road [that workout] makes your skin feel,” Hilary said.
‘You feel like you’ve lost everything you wanted to get rid of, and then your skin just feels so nice. I really like that feeling.’
She also keeps family time active. When Hilary’s children come home from school, they swim or jump on the trampoline.
The Never Let You Go singer asks husband Koma for some quality couple time.
‘Every Sunday I play tennis. My husband and I have that together, which is a lot of fun.
In shape: Hilary Duff likes to stay in top shape all year round. But things will be a challenge for her during the holidays when the 36-year-old Lizzie McGuire actress has to manage three children at home.
“About two years ago I told him, ‘Here’s the deal: We need sports so that we still like each other when the kids leave the house,'” she said.
“So now we’re skiing, which is obviously seasonal. And we play tennis together, which is a lot of fun.’
In the gym she prefers strength training.
‘As a woman, lifting weights is very important. It is important for your bones. It is important that we are constantly on our mobile phones and paying attention to our posture,” she said.
“I don’t talk like crazy heavyweights. You know, I’m not a bodybuilder. But it’s fun to lift weights. I did that 12-3-30 workout [on my treadmill], but it became very easy for me,” she said. “So then I started wearing a 12-pound weighted vest, and it got hard again. But I like it.’