Wendy resided at Church Road until 1991 when she married Christos Papadopoulos and moved to Norfolk. In 1989, Ken Barlow had an affair with Wendy and lived with her for a four-month period after his split from Deirdre. In March 1990, Tracy Barlow stayed the night at Wendy's to be with her dad while Deirdre was at a conference in Harrogate, even though Deirdre had left her in Emily Bishop's care. Deirdre cut short her trip when she learned what had happened and went to Wendy's to fetch Tracy, leading to a row with Ken on Wendy's doorstep. Ken left Wendy in May of that year when he decided to try and reconcile with Deirdre.