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

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

Years of trespassers and photo-hungry superfans have turned her home into a zone of conflict in between a private 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 sitting on a lawn chair in her front yard keeping watch.

When fans remain too long or come too close 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 informing one shocked visitor. 'Do not get close. And no tripods, no nothing. One picture, then you go!'

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

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

Quintana informs fans to keep away from her home and to remain throughout 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 enough and reached her own snapping point and is hosing down fans

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

And while the program ended 12 years back, your home and other filming areas around town continue to draw in crowds of fans hoping to see where the program was set.

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

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

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

It all started after Quintana's mom 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 seemed like 'the magic of Hollywood.'

The family had the chance to enjoy behind the scenes and satisfy the cast and crew. Quintana's mother also constantly had cookies for anybody working the set.

But in the years since Breaking Bad ended, Quintana has actually seen your home changed into something of a pop culture trip website.

The home's listing has actually approached its sale as an antique of the program, 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 years ago, your house and other shooting areas around town continue to draw in crowds of fans wishing to catch a look

The family didn't hesitate at inviting fans initially but when the doorbell called in the early hours of the morning their mindset altered

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

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

Ever since, the property owners stated it was challenging to stop fans from attempting their own pizza tosses or sneaking into the iconic backyard pool.

Your 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 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 nothing original, or funny, or cool, about tossing a pizza on this woman'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 was pleased to take photos with fans, however when there was a knock at the door in the early hours of the morning the family's attitude rapidly altered.

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

Quintana can be heard barking directions 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 third season after a confrontation 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 actually because installed a perimeter fence to keep individuals back but has now required to hosing down with her pipe 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 show, she snapped back: 'The entire world is a fan. Doesn't impress me.'

The viral clip has divided viewpoint online. Some audiences support Quintana, calling her 'a legend' protecting her right to secure her residential or commercial property while others have mocked her behavior, recommending she could instead have capitalized on the attention.

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

'If she was clever, 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 shows not just the residential or commercial property, however the burden that includes 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 an image 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 referred to as among Albuquerque's 'most popular landmarks' that is acknowledged worldwide by millions of fans.

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

The home's listing has approached its sale as embracing 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.'
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'I hope they make it what the fans want. They desire a BnB, they desire a museum, they want access to it. Go for it,' Quintana stated.

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