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Daily Telegraph
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Telegraph
‘Breaking Bad' homeowner's wild act
There's a new villain living in Walter White's house. The real-life owner of the famous 'Breaking Bad' home has had enough of fan visits and reached her own breaking point. Joanne Quintana grew up in the ranch-style property in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the filming of the series which aired from 2008 to 2013, the New York Post reports. After years of dealing with trespassers and fans of the show flocking to take pictures of the iconic house, Ms Quintana is taking matters into her own hands. MORE: Aus warned: Squatters move into man's home 'Wrong side': Ellen loses $8m+ overnight 'Gone, everything': Gibson on trashed pad Influencer Santi, who has over 174,000 Instagram followers, went to Ms Quintana's home for a day and witnessed what she has to deal with. In his viral clip, Santi filmed Ms Quintana spraying fans on the street with her water hose, as she demanded they stay away from her property. While sitting on a chair in her front yard, Quintana asked one fan, 'Have you seen anything but 'Breaking Bad' stuff since you've been here?' 'You can take a picture from that corner, do not get close,' she continued. 'And no tripods, no nothing. One picture then you go.' When one visitor approached Ms Quintana's property, she told him, 'back up, cowboy.' Another visitor told Ms Quintana that he was a fan of the Emmy Award-winning show, to which she replied, 'the whole world is a fan, doesn't impress me.' Santi's video of Ms Quintana went viral with nearly three million views, as fans weighed in on Ms Quintana's behaviour. 'She just sits there all day and tells people how stupid they are lol,' one fan wrote. 'If she was smart she'd start charging,' another person said. Someone else pointed out, 'the street and sidewalk are public property.' Other fans suggested Ms Quintana should Airbnb her house to make money. In January, Ms Quintana listed her home for $US4 million ($A6.1 million) as she grew frustrated with fans of the show gawking at her property. Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston, his wife Skylar and their son Walt Jr. famously lived in the home in the series. Ms Quintana told local news outlet KOB that she initially considered the filming a 'once in a lifetime thing' that allowed her and her family to witness 'the magic of Hollywood,' which included interacting with the entire cast and crew. But eventually Ms Quintana and her family dealt with strangers constantly visiting the property. On one occasion, a package for 'Walter White' showed up at the home at 4.30am, leading the Quintanas to call the bomb squad out of concern for their safety. They also put up a fence — but that did not deter television nerds from showing up to the home. Some fans even tossed full pizza pies on the roof of the house's garage in an homage to a classic scene from the show, but they were reprimanded by 'Breaking Bad' creator Vince Gilligan on the 'Better Call Saul' podcast back in 2022. 'There is nothing original, or funny, or cool, about throwing a pizza on this lady's roof,' Gilligan said at the time. 'She is the sweetest lady in the world, and if you are getting on her nerves you are doing something seriously f**king wrong,' he added about Ms Quintana. Parts of this story first appeared in the New York Post and was republished with permission. Sign up to the Herald Sun Weekly Real Estate Update. Click here to get the latest Victorian property market news delivered direct to your inbox. MORE:'It'll blow up': Meghan reveals wild new gig Australia's secretive religious groups exposed Sneaky bank trick stopping Aussies saving
News.com.au
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
‘Breaking Bad' homeowner's wild act
There's a new villain living in Walter White's house. The real-life owner of the famous 'Breaking Bad' home has had enough of fan visits and reached her own breaking point. Joanne Quintana grew up in the ranch-style property in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the filming of the series which aired from 2008 to 2013, the New York Post reports. After years of dealing with trespassers and fans of the show flocking to take pictures of the iconic house, Ms Quintana is taking matters into her own hands. Influencer Santi, who has over 174,000 Instagram followers, went to Ms Quintana's home for a day and witnessed what she has to deal with. In his viral clip, Santi filmed Ms Quintana spraying fans on the street with her water hose, as she demanded they stay away from her property. While sitting on a chair in her front yard, Quintana asked one fan, 'Have you seen anything but 'Breaking Bad' stuff since you've been here?' 'You can take a picture from that corner, do not get close,' she continued. 'And no tripods, no nothing. One picture then you go.' When one visitor approached Ms Quintana's property, she told him, 'back up, cowboy.' Another visitor told Ms Quintana that he was a fan of the Emmy Award-winning show, to which she replied, 'the whole world is a fan, doesn't impress me.' Santi's video of Ms Quintana went viral with nearly three million views, as fans weighed in on Ms Quintana's behaviour. 'She just sits there all day and tells people how stupid they are lol,' one fan wrote. 'If she was smart she'd start charging,' another person said. Someone else pointed out, 'the street and sidewalk are public property.' Other fans suggested Ms Quintana should Airbnb her house to make money. In January, Ms Quintana listed her home for $US4 million ($A6.1 million) as she grew frustrated with fans of the show gawking at her property. Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston, his wife Skylar and their son Walt Jr. famously lived in the home in the series. Ms Quintana told local news outlet KOB that she initially considered the filming a 'once in a lifetime thing' that allowed her and her family to witness 'the magic of Hollywood,' which included interacting with the entire cast and crew. But eventually Ms Quintana and her family dealt with strangers constantly visiting the property. On one occasion, a package for 'Walter White' showed up at the home at 4.30am, leading the Quintanas to call the bomb squad out of concern for their safety. They also put up a fence — but that did not deter television nerds from showing up to the home. Some fans even tossed full pizza pies on the roof of the house's garage in an homage to a classic scene from the show, but they were reprimanded by 'Breaking Bad' creator Vince Gilligan on the 'Better Call Saul' podcast back in 2022. 'There is nothing original, or funny, or cool, about throwing a pizza on this lady's roof,' Gilligan said at the time. 'She is the sweetest lady in the world, and if you are getting on her nerves you are doing something seriously f**king wrong,' he added about Ms Quintana. Parts of this story first appeared in the New York Post and was republished with permission.
Daily Mail
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Owner of iconic 'Breaking Bad' home takes extreme measure to get fans off her Albuquerque driveway
The house where Walter White descended into criminal infamy has a new antihero - but one armed not with blue meth or a barrel of cash, but a garden hose. Joanne Quintana, the real-life owner of the iconic Breaking Bad home in Albuquerque, New Mexico has finally had enough and reached her own breaking point. Years of trespassers and photo-hungry superfans have turned her home into a zone of conflict between a private life and pop culture obsession. 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 linger too long or come too close to her property, she jumps 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 nothing. One picture, then you go!' The ranch-style house on Piermont Drive was immortalized on screen as the residence of Walter White, his wife Skylar, and their son Walt Jr. in AMC's Emmy-winning masterpiece, Breaking Bad, which ran from 2008 until 2013. For five seasons, the house stood in as the symbol of White's descent as he went from struggling teacher to ruthless drug kingpin. And while the show ended 12 years ago, the house and other filming locations around town continue to pull in crowds of fans hoping to catch a glimpse of where the show was set. White and his on-screen home because familiar to millions of fans around the world. But for Quintana, it has always been her home after her parents bought the property in the 1970s. She grew up in the house along with her siblings. She watched the show's production unfold from her front porch, and even befriended cast and crew in the early days. It all started after Quintana's mother was approached in 2006 by a film 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 felt like 'the magic of Hollywood.' The family had the opportunity to watch behind the scenes and meet the cast and crew. Quintana's mother also always had cookies for anyone working the set. But in the years since Breaking Bad ended, Quintana has seen the house transformed into something of a pop culture pilgrimage site. The family didn't shy away at welcoming fans at first but when the doorbell rang in the early hours of the morning their attitude changed Tour buses come down her street while selfie stick-holding fans regularly appear at dawn. Fans have taken the 'reenactment' of famous scenes from the show to absurd new heights. On more than one occasion, die-hard fans have hurled entire pizzas onto her garage roof, mimicking the infamous 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. Since then, the homeowners said it was difficult to stop fans from attempting their own pizza tosses or sneaking into the iconic backyard pool. The house was only used 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 had to personally intervene on a 2022 episode of the Better Call Saul podcast. 'There is nothing original, or funny, or cool, about throwing a pizza on this lady's roof,' Gilligan said, exasperated. 'She is the sweetest lady in the world, and if you are getting on her nerves you are doing something seriously f***ing wrong.' Initially, Quintana was happy to take pictures with fans, but when there was a knock at the door in the early hours of the morning the family's attitude quickly changed. 'Around 4:30am the doorbell rang, my mom got up and opened the door and it was a package,' Quintana said. The package was addressed to Walter While, so they called the bomb squad. 'My brothers 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 since installed a perimeter fence to keep people back but has now taken to hosing down unwanted guests with her hose when her pleas go ignored. '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 whole world is a fan. Doesn't impress me.' The viral clip has split opinion online. Some viewers support Quintana, calling her 'a legend' defending her right to protect her property while others have mocked her behavior, suggesting she could instead have capitalized on the attention. 'She just sits there all day and tells people how stupid they are lol,' one commenter wrote. 'If she was smart, she'd start charging,' another quipped. 'The street and sidewalk are public property,' added a third, questioning her legal footing. In January, the tension seemed to boil over. Quintana quietly listed the home for $4 million, a figure that reflects not just the property, but the burden that comes with it. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home was described as one of Albuquerque's 'most famous landmarks' that is recognized globally by millions of fans. Some fans have 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 embracing it as a relic of the show, calling it Walter White's House and offering it as a chance to own a 'piece of television history.' 'I hope they make it what the fans want. They want a BnB, they want a museum, they want access to it. Go for it,' Quintana said.
New York Post
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Angry owner of ‘Breaking Bad' house sprays fans with water hose, demands they get off famous property
There's a new villain living in Walter White's house. Joanne Quintana grew up in the ranch-style home in Albuquerque, New Mexico during the filming of 'Breaking Bad,' which aired from 2008 to 2013. Now, Quintana has to deal with fans of the show flocking to the famous house to take pictures — much to her chagrin. 11 Walter White's house in 'Breaking Bad.' Alamy Stock Photo Influencer Santi, who has over 174,000 Instagram followers, went to Quintana's home for a day and witnessed what she has to deal with. In his viral clip, Santi filmed Quintana spraying fans on the street with her water house, as she demanded they stay away from her property. 11 Santi and Joanne Quintana outside the 'Breaking Bad' house. Jam Press/@santi.s._ 11 Joanne Quintana spraying fans outside the 'Breaking Bad' house. Jam Press/@santi.s._ 11 Joanne Quintana yelling at fans to get off her property. Jam Press/@santi.s._ While sitting on a chair in her front yard, Quintana asked one fan, 'Have you seen anything but 'Breaking Bad' stuff since you've been here?' 'You can take a picture from that corner, do not get close,' she continued. 'And no tripods, no nothing. One picture then you go.' When one visitor approached Quintana's property, she told him, 'Back up, cowboy.' 11 Anna Gunn, Bryan Cranston in 'Breaking Bad.' ©AMC/courtesy Everett Collection 11 Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul in 'Breaking Bad.' ©AMC/courtesy Everett Collection Another visitor told Quintana that he was a fan of the Emmy Award winning show, to which she replied, 'The whole world is a fan, doesn't impress me.' 11 Joanne Quintana outside the 'Breaking Bad' house where she lives. Jam Press/@santi.s._ Santi's video of Quintana went viral with nearly 3 million views, as fans weighed in on Quintana's behavior. 'She just sits there all day and tells people how stupid they are lol,' one fan wrote. 'If she was smart she'd start charging,' another person said. 11 Joanne Quintana spars with 'Breaking Bad' fans outside her home. Jam Press/@santi.s._ Someone else pointed out, 'The street and sidewalk are public property.' Other fans suggested Quintana should Airbnb her house to make money. In January, Quintana listed her home for $4 million as she grew frustrated with fans of the show gawking at her property. Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston, his wife Skylar, and their son Walt Jr. infamously lived in the home in the series. 11 Bryan Cranston, RJ Mitte, Dean Norris, Anna Gunn, Betsy Brandt in 'Breaking Bad.' ©AMC/courtesy Everett Collection Quintana told local outlet KOB that she initially considered the filming a 'once in a lifetime thing' that allowed her and her family to witness 'the magic of Hollywood,' which included interacting with the entire cast and crew. But eventually Quintana and her family dealt with strangers constantly visiting the property. 11 Joanne Quintana during an interview about living in the 'Breaking Bad' home. KOB 4 On one occasion, a package for 'Walter White' showed up at the home at 4:30 in the morning, leading the Quintanas to call the bomb squad out of concern for their safety. They also put up a fence — but that did not deter television nerds from showing up to the home. Some fans even tossed full pizza pies on the roof of the house's garage in an homage to a classic scene from the show, but they were reprimanded by 'Breaking Bad' creator Vince Gilligan on the 'Better Call Saul' podcast back in 2022. 11 Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul in 'Breaking Bad.' ©AMC/courtesy Everett Collection 'There is nothing original, or funny, or cool, about throwing a pizza on this lady's roof,' Gilligan said at the time. 'She is the sweetest lady in the world, and if you are getting on her nerves you are doing something seriously f**king wrong,' he added about Quintana.
