The home where Walter White came down into criminal infamy has a brand-new antihero - however one armed not with blue meth or a barrel of cash, however a garden hose.

Joanne Quintana, the real-life owner of the renowned Breaking Bad home in Albuquerque, New Mexico has lastly had sufficient and reached her own snapping point.

Years of intruders and photo-hungry superfans have actually turned her home into a zone of dispute between a personal life and popular culture obsession. 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 linger 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 pipe before barking commands at them to keep away.

'You can take a picture from that corner,' she can be heard informing 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 home of Walter White, his spouse Skylar, and their kid Walt Jr. in AMC's Emmy-winning work of art, Breaking Bad, which ranged from 2008 till 2013.

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

Quintana informs fans to avoid her home and to stay 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 finally had adequate and reached her own snapping point and is hosing down fans

The ranch-style home on Piermont Drive was celebrated on screen as the residence of Walter White, his wife Skylar, and their son Walt Jr. in Breaking Bad from 2008 till 2013

And while the program ended 12 years back, the home and other recording locations around town continue to pull in crowds of fans wishing to see where the program was set.

White and his on-screen home due to the fact that familiar to millions of fans worldwide.

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

She matured in the house in addition to her siblings. She viewed the show's production unfold from her front deck, and even befriended cast and team in the early days.

It all began after Quintana's mom was approached in 2006 by a film scout with want to shoot the pilot episode at their home. Within months the shooting had actually started.

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

The household had the opportunity to see behind the scenes and fulfill the cast and team. Quintana's mother also always had cookies for anyone working the set.

But in the years because Breaking Bad ended, Quintana has seen your home changed into something of a pop culture pilgrimage site.

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

Whilst the show was settled more than a decade back, the home and other recording areas around town continue to attract crowds of fans intending to capture a look

The family didn't hesitate at inviting fans at very first however when the doorbell sounded in the early hours of the early morning their mindset altered

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

On more than one event, die-hard fans have tossed whole pizzas onto her garage roofing system, mimicking the infamous scene where Bryan Cranston's character loses his cool and throws a pie after his character's other half, Skyler, shut the door in his face.

Since then, the house owners said it was tough to stop fans from trying their own pizza tosses or sneaking into the iconic yard pool.

Your house was only utilized for equipment and prep. 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 needed to personally step in on a 2022 episode of the Better Call Saul podcast.

'There is absolutely nothing original, or amusing, or cool, about throwing a pizza on this girl's roofing system,' 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 enjoyed to take photos with fans, but when there was a knock at the door in the early hours of the early morning the family's mindset rapidly changed.

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

Quintana can be heard barking guidelines at fans eager to catch a glimpse of the home

Walter White, seen here played by Bryan Cranston, threw a pizza onto his house in the third season after a confrontation with his wife

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

She has given that set up a boundary fence to keep people back however has actually now required to hosing down undesirable visitors with her hose when her pleas go neglected.

'Back up, cowboy,' she told one visitor trying to inch closer for a 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' safeguarding her right to safeguard her residential or commercial property while others have mocked her habits, suggesting she could rather have taken advantage of the attention.

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

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

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

In January, the stress seemed to boil over. Quintana silently noted the home for $4 million, a figure that reflects not simply the residential or commercial property, however the problem that features it.

In recent months a fence has now been set up to keep fans back from the home

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

The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home was described as among Albuquerque's 'most famous landmarks' that is recognized worldwide by millions of fans.

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

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

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

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