The college student whose mugshot went viral this week has shed some light on how her parents reacted to the ordeal. Lily Stewart, a 20-year-old student at the University of Georgia, was arrested and charged for speeding on March 8.

University of Georgia student Lily Stewart is speaking out about her viral smiling mugshot. “Everyone's been asking me, ‘Why'd you smile, why'd you smile?’ I just smile. It was just like an instinct,” she told People. “There were cameras up there. I popped my smile and turned to the side.”

Lily Stewart, a student at the University of Georgia, went viral for her mugshot recently and is sharing her thoughts on the response online.