St John Greene grew up in the West Country where he met his teenage sweetheart, Kate. A qualified paramedic and lifeguard, St John, known to his friends as Singe, founded, Training Saints, which specializes in teaching extreme sports to young people. Since Kate's death Singe has devoted his life to raising their two young sons, Reef and Finn. He continues to run Training Saints and is chair of governors at the boys' school. He spends all of his free time teaching them the things he loved to do with Kate: sailing, scuba diving, jet skiing and power boating near their home in Somerset. Mum's List is his first book.
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Mum's List reduces Holly Willoughby to tears on This Morning
From the Daily Mail
She's usually known for her vivacious and bubbly nature, her beaming smile a near-permanent fixture as she presents This Morning alongside co-host Philip Schofield.
But caring Holly Willoughby broke down in tears today after hearing a heartbreaking tale of a family rocked by cancer.
The 31-year-old dabbed at her eyes as she listened to guest St John Greene's story of losing his wife Kate at the age of 37 to breast cancer.
St John, known to his friends as Singe, has written a book inspired by Kate's loss.
He landed a £100,000 book deal to publish Kate's list of 100 instructions to guide him through parenting young Finn and Reef without her.
The wish list ranges from 'kiss the boys goodnight x 2' to 'take the boys diving in Belize' and to make sure they 'never smoke'or 'ride a motorbike'.
The mother of two had left a list of things she wanted her young family to do after she was gone.
As she spoke to her guest and his two sons Reef and Finn, Willoughby was unable to control her emotions, and dabbing away her tears, told the boys: 'I'm a very silly lady.'
Her husband has published the story in a book called Mum's List, and there is interest in bringing it to life as a film.
Gone but never forgotten: St John and his late wife Kate Greene on a trip to Disney Land, Florida
He told the ITV1 presenters: 'I was very proud to have her as my other half.'
St John, who is a qualified paramedic and lifeguard, runs a sailing school called Training Saints, which specialises in teaching extreme sports to young people.
Willoughby was still wiping her tears away with a tissue as the interview came to a close, sitting next to the two boys.
She later admitted that the programme's make-up team had to fix her face afterwards.
Slightly abashed at her display of emotion, Holly tweeted after the show: 'Sorry about that! What a wonderful family xxx'