1 Fed up Owner of Iconic 'Breaking Bad' Home Takes Extreme Measures
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Your home where Walter White descended 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 enough and reached her own snapping point.

Years of trespassers and have actually turned her home into a zone of conflict between a private life and pop culture fascination. 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 yard chair in her front lawn keeping watch.

When fans remain 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 photo from that corner,' she can be heard telling one shocked visitor. 'Do not get close. And no tripods, no nothing. One photo, then you go!'

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

For 5 seasons, the house stood in as the symbol of White's descent as he went from struggling instructor to callous 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 lastly had sufficient and reached her own snapping point and is hosing down fans

The ranch-style house on Piermont Drive was commemorated 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 program ended 12 years back, your home and other shooting places around town continue to pull in crowds of fans intending to capture a peek of where the show was set.

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

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

She grew up in the home along with her siblings. She viewed the show's production unfold from her front deck, and even befriended cast and crew in the early days.

It all started after Quintana's mother was approached in 2006 by a movie scout with intend to shoot the pilot episode at their home. Within months the filming had started.

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

The family had the opportunity to enjoy behind the scenes and meet the cast and team. Quintana's mom likewise 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 website.

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

Whilst the program was completed more than a years earlier, your home and other shooting locations around town continue to attract crowds of fans hoping to capture a glance

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

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

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

Ever since, the house owners stated it was challenging to stop fans from attempting their own pizza tosses or sneaking into the renowned yard pool.

The house was only used for equipment 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 needed to personally intervene on a 2022 episode of the Better Call Saul podcast.

'There is absolutely nothing initial, or funny, or cool, about throwing a pizza on this lady's roofing system,' Gilligan stated, exasperated.

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

Initially, Quintana enjoyed to take pictures with fans, but when there was a knock at the door in the early hours of the morning the household's mindset rapidly altered.

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

Quintana can be heard barking directions at fans eager to capture a glimpse of your house

Walter White, seen here played by Bryan Cranston, tossed a pizza onto his home in the third season after a confrontation with his partner

'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 considering that installed a boundary fence to keep people back however has now required to hosing down unwanted visitors with her tube when her pleas go overlooked.

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

When another gushed that he was a fan of the program, she snapped back: 'The entire 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 secure her residential or commercial property while others have actually buffooned her habits, recommending she might rather have taken advantage of the attention.

'She just sits there all day and informs individuals how dumb they are lol,' one commenter wrote.

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

'The street and pathway are public residential or commercial property,' included a 3rd, questioning her legal footing.

In January, the stress appeared to boil over. Quintana quietly noted the home for $4 million, a figure that reflects not just the residential or commercial property, however the burden that features it.

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

Breaking Bad with Bryan Cranston as Walter White in a photo 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 one of Albuquerque's 'most famous landmarks' that is recognized internationally by countless fans.

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

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

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

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