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Your house where Walter White came down into criminal infamy has a brand-new antihero - however one equipped not with blue meth or a barrel of money, however a garden tube.

Joanne Quintana, the real-life owner of the iconic Breaking Bad home in Albuquerque, New Mexico has lastly had enough and her own snapping point.
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Years of intruders and photo-hungry superfans have actually turned her home into a zone of dispute in between a private life and popular culture obsession. Now Quintana is taking matters into her own hands and striking back.

In a video posted 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 to her residential or commercial property, she delves into action and blasts them with a powerful jet of water from her garden hose before barking commands at them to keep away.

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

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

For 5 seasons, the home stood in as the symbol of White's descent as he went from having a hard time instructor to ruthless drug kingpin.

Quintana tells 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 finally had enough and reached her own snapping point and is hosing down fans

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

And while the show ended 12 years back, your home and other filming locations around town continue to draw in crowds of fans intending to capture a peek of where the program was set.

White and his on-screen home since familiar to millions of fans all over the world.

But for Quintana, it has actually constantly been her home after her moms and dads bought the residential or commercial property in the 1970s.

She matured in the house along with her siblings. She saw the program's production unfold from her front patio, and even befriended cast and crew in the early days.

Everything 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 shooting had begun.

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

The household had the opportunity to watch behind the scenes and meet the cast and team. Quintana's mother also always had cookies for anybody working the set.

But in the years because Breaking Bad ended, Quintana has seen the house changed into something of a popular culture trip site.

The home's listing has actually approached its sale as a relic of the program, calling it Walter White's House and using it as an opportunity to own a 'piece of television history'

Whilst the show was settled more than a decade earlier, your home and other recording locations around town continue to attract crowds of fans intending to capture a glance

The family didn't shy away at inviting fans initially however when the doorbell called in the early hours of the early morning their mindset changed

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

On more than one occasion, die-hard fans have tossed entire pizzas onto her garage roofing, simulating the notorious scene where Bryan Cranston's character loses his cool and tosses a pie after his character's partner, Skyler, shut the door in his face.

Since then, the property owners said it was difficult to stop fans from attempting their own pizza tosses or sneaking into the iconic yard pool.

The home was only used for gear and preparation. Any interior scenes were shot on a set at the studio lot.

The stunt ended up being such an issue that Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan had to personally step in on a 2022 episode of the Better Call Saul podcast.

'There is nothing original, or amusing, or cool, about throwing a pizza on this girl's roofing,' Gilligan stated, exasperated.

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

Initially, Quintana mored than happy to take photos with fans, but when there was a knock at the door in the early hours of the 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 stated. The plan was dealt with to Walter While, so they called the bomb team.

Quintana can be heard barking guidelines at fans eager to see your home

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

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

She has given that set up a border fence to keep individuals back but has actually now required to hosing down unwanted guests with her tube when her pleas go ignored.

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

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

The viral clip has divided viewpoint online. Some viewers support Quintana, calling her 'a legend' safeguarding her right to protect her residential or commercial property while others have buffooned her habits, suggesting she could rather have actually taken advantage of the attention.

'She just sits there throughout the day and informs people how dumb they are lol,' one commenter wrote.

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

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

In January, the stress appeared to boil over. Quintana silently listed the home for $4 million, a figure that shows not just the residential or commercial property, however the concern that comes with it.

In current months a fence has now been put up 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 referred to as one of Albuquerque's 'most popular landmarks' that is acknowledged internationally by countless fans.

Some fans have actually even proposed that she lease the home out on Airbnb to capitalize its prestige.

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

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

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