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Your home where Walter White descended into criminal infamy has a new antihero - but one equipped not with blue meth or a barrel of cash, however a garden hose pipe.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

For 5 seasons, the house stood in as the sign of White's descent as he went from struggling teacher 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 finally had adequate and reached her own snapping point and is hosing down fans

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

And while the show ended 12 years ago, your house and other recording areas around town continue to pull in crowds of fans wanting to see where the program was set.

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

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

She grew up in the house together with her brother or sisters. She enjoyed 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 movie scout with hopes to shoot the pilot episode at their home. Within months the filming had begun.

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

The household had the chance to watch behind the scenes and satisfy the cast and crew. Quintana's mom likewise constantly had cookies for anyone working the set.

But in the years given that Breaking Bad ended, Quintana has actually seen your house transformed into something of a pop culture pilgrimage site.

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

Whilst the show was finalized more than a decade back, the home and other shooting locations around town continue to draw in crowds of fans wishing to capture a glance

The household didn't shy away at welcoming fans at first but when the doorbell rang in the early hours of the early morning their mindset altered

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

On more than one occasion, die-hard fans have actually tossed entire pizzas onto her garage roof, imitating the notorious 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.

Ever since, the homeowners stated it was tough to stop fans from trying their own pizza tosses or sneaking into the iconic yard swimming pool.

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

The stunt became such a problem that Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan needed to personally step in on a 2022 episode of the Better Call Saul podcast.

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

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

Initially, Quintana enjoyed to take images with fans, however when there was a knock at the door in the early hours of the early morning the family's attitude quickly altered.

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

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

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

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

She has actually considering that installed a boundary fence to keep individuals back however has now taken to hosing down unwanted visitors with her tube when her pleas go neglected.

'Back up, cowboy,' she told one visitor trying to inch closer for a much 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 actually split viewpoint online. Some viewers support Quintana, calling her 'a legend' safeguarding her right to protect her residential or commercial property while others have actually buffooned her habits, recommending she might rather have actually capitalized on the attention.

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

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

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

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

In current months a fence has actually now been 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 explained as one of Albuquerque's 'most popular landmarks' that is acknowledged globally by countless fans.

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

The home's listing has approached its sale as welcoming it as an antique of the show, calling it Walter White's House and providing 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 for it,' Quintana stated.

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