By Daily Mail Reporter



Catching up with old friends is always a pleasure, but for Gwyneth Paltrow and Penelope Cruz it seems to have left them exhausted.

The actresses looked ready for bed as they left the upmarket Zuma restaurant in Knightsbridge last night.

Penelope rubbed her eyes as Gwyneth drove them home in her car, with no limousine driver in sight.


Ready for bed: Gwyneth and Penelope looks tired after their dinner out

And without their designer frocks and made-up faces the two were barely recognisable as the A-listers who stalk the red carpet.

The pair are old friends, and starred together in The Good Night last year.

Spanish actress Penelope normally makes her home in Los Angeles, but often visits her family in Europe.


More familiar: Posing for photos in stunning designer dresses is how Gwyneth (left) and Penelope (right) are usually seen in public

American actress Gwyneth, meanwhile, lives with her Coldplay frontman husband Chris Martin in London.

This year she returned to work after taking a career break to raise children Apple, four, and Moses, two.

At the time she admitted being apprehensive about going back into the cut-throat film industry.


Girls on the town: Tired looking actresses Gwyneth Paltrow and Penelope Cruz drive away from the exclusive Zuma restaurant in Knightsbridge