Shirley Manson plays urinal in Terminator show

From Garbage to a toilet: Shirley Manson's acting career takes a turn for the odd.
From Garbage to a toilet: Shirley Manson's acting career takes a turn for the odd.

Flame-haired Garbage front-woman Shirley Manson has appeared in US TV series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as a T-1000 robot who morphs into a urinal.

We don't actually watch the show, but a YouTube clip confirms that this strange happening really did occur in an episode that aired on Monday. Viewers of a nervous disposition should be warned that when Manson morphs back into human form, she kills a man by sticking a spike through his head.

Speculation that George Michael also expressed an interest in the role is wildly inaccurate.

Back on saner turf, the NME reports that Manson is also launching a solo career, and has so far written songs with Jack White and Billy Corgan.

Ben Rogerson

I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it.