Last night on the season finale of Pretty Little Liars, the identity of the long-mysterious ‘A’ had been revealed.

Today, the actress who is ‘A’ spoke about playing the role and, of course, the reveal.

Quotage from Alloy Entertainment:

Pretty Little Liars: So what was your initial reaction to find out that you’re ‘A’?
Janel Parrish: I was extremely excited to find out that I was! Who wouldn’t want to be ‘A’?

Pretty Little Liars: Were there any inside jokes on set after that infamous table read reveal?
Janel Parrish: Oh definitely! The inside jokes were pouring in…mostly about how tiny I am. They were like, “You’re so tiny. How could you pull everything off?” Well, I’m tiny but I’m feisty.

Pretty Little Liars: Ha! Perfect response.
Janel Parrish: Mmhmm. I’m fierce!

Pretty Little Liars: We know that you are a fan of Sara Shepard’s books and have read them. Were you suspicious that ‘A’ on the show would be the same as in the books?
Janel Parrish: Yea! I definitely had a feeling. I spoke to Marlene King about it when I had read the books and asked her if I was going to be ‘A’ but, you know, she was keeping things close to vest and telling me I could be ‘A’ as of now I am but things could change and there could be more to the story than that. So, I always hoped — and had it in the back of mind even in scenes as Mona — that I could be ‘A’.

Pretty Little Liars: Were there any scenes that sort of solidified your suspicious that you were ‘A’?
Janel Parrish: Definitely once Mona started receiving text messages from ‘A’. Seemingly out of nowhere, gaining the sympathy vote…warming her way into the group of the four girls. That was all definitely a little suspicious and that was when fans started tweeting me saying, “This is a little weird. Why are you suddenly a victim and getting texts from ‘A’?”

Great questions and answers! How did you react to learning that Mona Vanderwaal/Janel Parrish was ‘A’?

Read more of the interview over here.