WHEN news like this breaks about somebody we love or someone with such a high-profile personality like Sir Chris Hoy, it is heartbreaking.

It reminds us all, I think, of how fragile life can be and the importance of making the most of every opportunity and taking in every moment of every day.

It was so sad to read that Sir Chris has been diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer, a terminal illness. My thoughts were immediately with him.

But having watched his 30-minute interview piece that was on television this week, I was really taken aback by his approach and attitude.

I'm sure everybody has their own way of dealing with this kind of thing and so many people get delivered this news, which must be the most terrifying thing to hear.

In the interview he did, he was just so positive about the here and now, and the future. He, individually and as a family, is just trying to maximise every minute of life.

He's still pushing on at this moment in time. He's still on the programme, he's in the gym, he's lifting weights - what he would normally be doing, he's managing.

You have to wonder how people can do this under the circumstances! Clearly, there will be moments where you're down but the interview was very powerful and positive.

I think it just reinforces that message for all of us to do that in our day-to-day lives. It's easy to get distracted by various things.

Having had no real obvious symptoms, Sir Chris has been using the time to raise awareness and campaigning about scanning people at a younger age.

I think this can only be a positive thing and hopefully, he can help bring about change in legislation to help the next generation.

The survival rates of prostate cancer are really good if, like most things, they're caught at the right time. It is close to home for me, as well.

My father-in-law was diagnosed with prostate cancer a few years ago in between two of my money-raising challenges but caught it at a better time.

Thankfully he's had his treatment and it's something that he can live with nowadays. It can impact all of us with no respect for who we are on this planet.

When these tough times come along as an individual and as a family, it is incredibly uplifting to see the bravery that Sir Chris shows - really incredible.

It feels trivial to segue into something like sport after discussing such an important topic, but it has been a really key week for Southampton Football Club.

Taking on Everton was a huge game and the pressure was there. You only have to look at the table and at what we had done up to that point of the season.  I had a real positive feeling beforehand and I spoke about it in the hospitality lounges when I was doing a few talks before the game.

I just felt there was something in the stars, maybe the fact that there are a few connections with Everton. Playing them in their last game at Goodison Park next year.

We played Everton in that 1998/99 season with two Marian Pahars goals on the last day of the season to keep us up - quite comfortably in the end.

I thought the players were great last week with the bravery they showed. You need a bit of luck on your side and we had a couple of moments.

My gut feeling at the time was that Beto was offside but it's really tight when you see it. Some of the saves Aaron Ramsdale made - a clean sheet I felt was crucial.  And we popped up with a quality goal as well. There was so much to like about that counter-attack - especially the pass from Taylor Harwood-Bellis.

I am absolutely thrilled for Taylor to be called up to the England squad for the first time this week. This feels like the next stage in his progression.

He was outstanding in the Championship last season and is really starting to find his feet in the Premier League now. It's a good bit of news for Saints.  Hopefully, he and Ramsdale can go off to the Three Lions with a spring in their step from another win at Wolves this afternoon. Safe travels to all fans heading up.

Just lastly, I wanted to shout out to the DP World charity dinner at St Mary's on Thursday, where they raised an amazing £46,285 for the Saints Foundation.

I truly loved the opportunity to co-host the event alongside my daughter, Kenzie, and it was a fantastic night all around. Well done, all! 

Up the Saints, Franny Benali.