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Meet the DJ who spends her weekends in the LOO - spinning tracks to revellers while they relieve themselves.

Emma Charles, 40, is a resident at Ibiza-inspired The Washhouse, a trendy bar and club in Manchester.

She spends every Friday and Saturday night mixing tunes in the toilets, entertaining clubbers.

The Warehouse has specially built bathrooms - called disco loos - which include a disco ball and DJ decks.

But Emma says many partygoers are unaware of the set up - and are bemused when they enter.

She said: "The main thing I love about, it’s like there’s no rules - you’re in a bathroom, do what you want. "

"Some people walk in and don’t know what's happening and then get so into it. "

"Then there are people who just come for the bathroom. I love that they’ve planned their night to just come to a bathroom. "

"I guess I’m just here to spread the bathroom love and show them the best pee of their life." "

The Washhouse is hidden in the centre of Manchester - as it's disguised as a laundrette – complete with washing machines.

Parties get into the venue through a huge tumble-dryer door or by opening a vending machine.

The popular night sees people from across the city – and country – making a pilgrimage just to party in the loos.

Emma first started DJing at the venue a couple of years ago but says things have really taken off in the last year.

"I’m a DJ outside the loos as well, I’ve been DJing for a while," said Emma. "

"The disco bathroom has taken my career off and I owe everything to it, you can clearly hear my love for the disco bathroom. "

"I’ve always been a person people come to for tunes, but since disco bathroom was built a couple of years ago and really taken off in last year it’s just taken me and my DJing to the next level. "

"It’s so lovely, you’re filled with nothing other than banging tunes and gorgeousness, it’s just such a nice experience. "

"You do get people coming in to pee, but I can’t describe it, it’s got something extra. "

"It’s all so inclusive, it’s unisex with mega cubicles with a different picture on the front of each cubicle which adds a vibe to it. "

"There’s only a DJ in there on Friday and Saturday nights – when there’s no DJ, there’s a massive red button saying ‘don't press this’ and when you do disco lights come on and one verse of an ABBA song plays. "

"It’s just so open and welcoming for a bathroom."

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