The house where Walter White came down into criminal infamy has a brand-new antihero - but one equipped not with blue meth or a barrel of money, however a garden hose.
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Joanne Quintana, the real-life owner of the iconic Breaking Bad home in Albuquerque, New Mexico has actually lastly had sufficient and reached her own snapping point.

Years of intruders and photo-hungry superfans have turned her home into a zone of conflict between a private life and pop culture fixation. Now Quintana is taking matters into her own hands and striking back.

In a video published to Instagram, Quintana can be seen resting on a lawn chair in her front yard keeping watch.

When fans stick around too long or come too near her residential or commercial property, she leaps into action and blasts them with an effective jet of water from her garden hose pipe before barking commands at them to keep away.

'You can take an image from that corner,' she can be heard telling one stunned visitor. 'Do not get close. And no tripods, no nothing. One photo, then you go!'

The ranch-style home on Piermont Drive was immortalized on screen as the house of Walter White, his other half Skylar, and their child Walt Jr. in AMC's Emmy-winning masterpiece, Breaking Bad, which ran from 2008 till 2013.

For five seasons, your house stood in as the symbol of White's descent as he went from struggling teacher to ruthless drug kingpin.

Quintana informs fans to avoid her home and to remain across the street or get too close

Joanne Quintana, the real-life owner of the renowned Breaking Bad home in Albuquerque, New Mexico has actually lastly had adequate and reached her own breaking point and is hosing down fans

The ranch-style house on Piermont Drive was commemorated on screen as the residence of Walter White, his other half Skylar, and their kid Walt Jr. in Breaking Bad from 2008 up until 2013

And while the show ended 12 years earlier, your house and other filming areas around town continue to draw in crowds of fans wishing to capture a glimpse of where the program was set.

White and his on-screen home because familiar to countless fans worldwide.

But for Quintana, it has actually constantly been her home after her parents purchased the residential or commercial property in the 1970s.

She grew up in your house in addition to her siblings. She watched the program's production unfold from her front patio, and even befriended cast and team in the early days.

All of it began after Quintana's mom was approached in 2006 by a film scout with intend to shoot the pilot episode at their home. Within months the recording had actually started.

At the time, she told KOB-TV that it seemed like 'the magic of Hollywood.'

The family had the chance to watch behind the scenes and meet the cast and team. Quintana's mom also always had cookies for anyone working the set.

But in the years considering that Breaking Bad ended, Quintana has seen your house transformed into something of a popular culture trip site.

The home's listing has actually approached its sale as a relic of the show, calling it Walter White's House and using it as a chance to own a 'piece of tv history'

Whilst the program was completed more than a years back, the home and other recording places around town continue to attract crowds of fans wanting to catch a glimpse

The family didn't hesitate at welcoming fans in the beginning however when the doorbell called in the early hours of the morning their attitude altered

Tour buses boil down her street while selfie stick-holding fans regularly appear at dawn. Fans have taken the 'reenactment' of famous scenes from the show to ridiculous new heights.

On more than one celebration, die-hard fans have hurled entire pizzas onto her garage roofing, imitating the infamous scene where Bryan Cranston's character loses his cool and throws a pie after his character's spouse, Skyler, shut the door in his face.

Since then, the homeowners stated it was challenging to stop fans from attempting their own pizza tosses or sneaking into the iconic backyard swimming pool.

The house was only utilized for gear and prep. Any interior scenes were shot on a set at the studio lot.

The stunt ended up being such a problem that Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan needed to personally intervene on a 2022 episode of the Better Call Saul podcast.

'There is absolutely nothing original, or funny, or cool, about throwing a pizza on this lady's roof,' Gilligan said, exasperated.

'She is the sweetest lady in the world, and if you are getting on her nerves you are doing something seriously f *** ing wrong.'

Initially, mored than happy to take images with fans, but when there was a knock at the door in the early hours of the early morning the household's mindset quickly altered.

'Around 4:30 am the doorbell called, my mommy got up and opened the door and it was a plan,' Quintana said. The plan was addressed to Walter While, so they called the bomb team.

Quintana can be heard barking instructions at fans excited to capture a peek of your house

Walter White, seen here played by Bryan Cranston, threw a pizza onto his home in the 3rd season after a conflict with his wife

'My siblings said "That's it, we're done, fence is going up. That's too close for comfort is the front door",' she included.

She has because installed a boundary fence to keep individuals back but has now required to hosing down unwanted guests with her pipe when her pleas go overlooked.

'Back up, cowboy,' she told one visitor attempting to inch closer for a much better shot.

When another gushed that he was a fan of the show, she snapped back: 'The entire world is a fan. Doesn't impress me.'

The viral clip has split viewpoint online. Some audiences support Quintana, calling her 'a legend' protecting her right to protect her residential or commercial property while others have actually buffooned her behavior, suggesting she could instead have actually profited from the attention.

'She just sits there all the time and tells people how dumb they are lol,' one commenter composed.

'If she was wise, she 'd start charging,' another quipped.

'The street and sidewalk are public residential or commercial property,' included a third, questioning her legal footing.

In January, the tension seemed to boil over. Quintana quietly listed the home for $4 million, a figure that reflects not just the residential or commercial property, but the concern that comes with it.

In current months a fence has now been erected to keep fans back from the home

Breaking Bad with Bryan Cranston as Walter White in an image from 2012. The indoor scenes were all shot at a studio and not at the New Mexico home

The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home was explained as among Albuquerque's 'most popular landmarks' that is recognized internationally by countless fans.

Some fans have actually even proposed that she lease the home out on Airbnb to cash in on its notoriety.

The home's listing has actually approached its sale as embracing it as an antique of the program, calling it Walter White's House and providing it as a possibility to own a 'piece of tv history.'

'I hope they make it what the fans want. They desire a BnB, they desire a museum, they desire access to it. Go for it,' Quintana said.

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