NEED TO KNOW
- An Instagram creator brought his viewers along to visit the famous Walter White house from Breaking Bad
- He offered a glimpse of what the owner, Joanne Quintana, has to deal with when it comes to avid fans flocking to the property every day
- Some clips show Quintana spraying visitors with water and advising them to stay back as they take pictures
The owner of the famous New Mexico home that was used as Walter White’s house in Breaking Bad has had enough of never-ending fan visits.
Instagram user @santi.s._ offered viewers a behind-the-scenes look at a day in the life of owner Joanne Quintana, who grew up in the Albuquerque home with her family and recently put the house on the market this past January.
The video, which begins with the caption, “Hanging out with the Breaking Bad house lady,” shows how Quintana deals with fans who flock to her property. In one clip, she appears to spray fans with a hose as they look at the house from behind a tall metal gate.
“Yeah, get ‘em Joanne,” someone can be heard joking in the background.
In the next clip, she’s seen seated in a chair in her front yard as she addresses the fans taking pictures.
“You can take a picture from that corner, do not get close,” she says, adding, “and no tripod, no nothing, just a quick snap and leave. One picture, then you go.”
As she appears to see more fans approach the property, she stands up and waves them away while saying, “Back up, cowboy.”
Another conversation details one fan seemingly expressing how much they love the hit AMC series that starred Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, to which Quintana responds: “So? The whole world’s a fan. Doesn’t impress me.”
The video concludes with Santi posing beside Quintana in front of the house, along with the caption, “Super sweet lady.”
During an interview with local outlet KOB 4 Eyewitness News in January, Quintana said her late parents, Fran and Louis Padilla, purchased the home back in 1973. She grew up in the four-bedroom, one-bathroom, 1,910-square-foot abode with her siblings, she told the outlet.
The home is currently on the market for $4 million. David Christensen and Sonya Avila of Christensen Group | eXp Realty Luxury and Ryan Johnston of InterPhase Entertainment hold the listing.
While Quintana didn’t confirm the exact reason for her family’s decision to sell at the time, she did tell the outlet that the constant attention was becoming too much for them.
They were especially taken aback when fans started playing practical jokes related to the show, some of which went a little too far.
“Around 4:30 in the morning, the doorbell rang, my mom got up and opened the door, and it was a package,” she recalled, noting that it was addressed to Walter White. She said they called the authorities, which led to a bomb squad being sent to the home.
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“My brothers said, that’s it, we’re done, fence is going up. That’s too close for comfort,” she added. According to Quintana, an average of 300 cars would drive by the property each day.
While the Emmy-award winning series ended in 2013 after five seasons, it has garnered a dedicated fanbase who constantly bring attention to the quiet street. More than ten years later, the hype is still there, leading Quintana and her family to look at other options.
“This was our family home from 1973, almost 52 years. So we’re going to walk away with just our memories,” she told the outlet. “It’s time to move on. We’re done. There’s no reason to fight anymore.”
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