Julie Carp was a woman found on the internet by Tracy Barlow in an effort to get temporary lodger Brian Packham out of 1 Coronation Street. He had returned to the area after winning a round-the-world cruise competition for him and Weatherfield's Julie Carp and tried to woo her back after they parted on bad terms in 2013, disagreeing over her desire to have children. The competition tickets were in his and her names only and Ken Barlow gladly let Brian stay with them while he tried to win Julie round. Tracy had had enough of him and, prompted by a suggestion from daughter Amy, found another woman of the same name on the web.