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18.03.2023 - 11:47 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Meet the DJ who spends her weekends in the LOO of a 'secret' Manchester city centre bar - spinning tracks to revellers while they spend a penny.
Emma Charles, 40, is a resident at The Washhouse, Shudehill. She spends every Friday and Saturday night mixing tunes in the toilets, entertaining clubbers.
The Washhouse 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.
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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 disguised as a laundrette complete with washing machines. Revellers 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
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