“The latest Filipino sensation that’s making us proud is Fourth Impact, the sisters’ group (made up of Almira, Irene, Mylene and Celina Cercado) that recently advanced to ‘The X-Factor UK’s’ live rounds.  Here’s hoping that they will finally earn the international recognition they deserve!”

X Factor girl group 4th Impact, formerly 4th Power, have revealed they are all virgins and have never been kissed.

The Filipina girls – Cercado sisters Almira, 27, Irene, 25, Mylene, 23, and Celena, 19, who have made it through to the Six Chair Challenge – told how they adhere to their parents’ strict Catholic rules.

The highly rated ladies grew up in a poor neighbourhood in the city of Santiago with two more siblings, their junk-dealer father Dominador and mum Erlindo.

And they have promised to obey their parents’ wishes and stay away from boys while they take part in the ITV competition.

Irene tells 3am: “We have never kissed boys before. It is very strict in the Philippines, and so different to the UK. Our mum is very strict.

“I’m the only one who has ever had a boyfriend and we make sure Mum is there at all times. We are never on our own together.”

And although the girls are no strangers to the ­spotlight back home, having entered a string of global talent shows and won three, Irene insists the sisters have also never tasted alcohol.

She tells us: “We are from a very Catholic, conservative country and we don’t drinkalcohol . The other contestants can’t believe we’ve never even tried alcohol, not even a sip.”

Meanwhile, Almira explains their manager mother is worried about them living in the contestants’ house with boys, if they make it to the live show stage of the competition.

She giggles: “Our mum is so worried about us living in a contestant house with boys, but we’ve promised to be well behaved. Mum says, ‘Just focus on your performance and no boys, please’.

“Some boys are good looking here, but we can’t pay attention to them.

“We just want to think about winning, because we would love to live in London full time.

Almira adds: “If there are parties, then we will just drink soft drinks.”

We wonder how they would fare on a night out with 3am.

Let’s just hope the boys don’t lead them astray.